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. 2015 Jan 28;4(1):30–36. doi: 10.1007/s13679-015-0139-x

Table 1.

List of food parenting practices based on Gevers et al. [22•]

Concept Prototypic description of parenting practice
Accessibility Storing food in a location the child cannot access on his or her own
Availability Having healthy foods at home
Discussing Discussing the availability of food with the child
Educating Teaching the child about foods
Emotional feeding Using food in response to the child's emotional distress
Encouragement Encouraging the child to eat a large variety of foods
Instrumental feeding Using foods to persuade the child to do something
Involving Allowing the child to assist in preparing food
Meal routines Eating meals together as a family
Modeling Eating healthy foods in the presence of the child
Monitoring Keeping track of the food the child eats
Permissiveness Giving in to the child's opposition to eat healthy food
Pressure to eat Pressuring the child to eat healthy foods
Providing feedback Providing a positive or negative response on the food a child has consumed
Rewarding Offering the child toys or other non-food rewards for healthy eating
Rules Setting explicit rules, for example about what kind and how much food the child is allowed to eat
Structure Giving the child food at fixed times
Visibility Having healthy foods where they can easily be seen