Table 1.

Relationship between Parenting Styles and Perception of Child Feeding Behaviors, Parental Feeding Practices, & Consumption Patterns.

Parenting Style	Characterization [46]		Association with Parental Perception of Child Feeding Behavior [45]	Association with Parental Feeding Practices [50]	Association with Parental Food Practices [51]	Association with Child’s Consumption Patterns [52]
Permissive	Low control; High warmth	Lenient; Accepting of child impulses & actions	Positively associated with perception of picky eating behaviors	Negatively associated with modeling & monitoring	Negatively associated with mealtime structural practices, healthy food modeling, & household food rules	N/A
Authoritarian	High control; Low warmth	Exhibits control & regulation over child behaviors		Positively associated with restriction & pressure to eat; Negatively associated with monitoring	Negatively associated with mealtime structural practices & healthy food modeling	Negatively associated with vegetable consumption & availability of fruits and vegetables
Authoritative	High control; High warmth	Balance of control & child autonomy	Positively associated with non-picky eating behaviors	Negatively associated with restriction; Positively associated with modeling, monitoring, & perceptions of responsibility	Positively associated with mealtime structural practices & healthy food modeling	Positively associated with vegetable consumption & availability of fruits and vegetables