Early Childhood Collaborative Research Centre, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Faculty of Education, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Can J Diet Pract Res. 2022 Dec 1;83(4):168-174. doi: 10.3148/cjdpr-2022-017. Epub 2022 Aug 25.
The values, beliefs and practices between the family home and child care environment can play a role in shaping a responsive food environment for young children, but few studies have explored the differences across these settings. The purpose of this study was to compare responsive feeding practices in child care and home environments through the framework of the 2019 Canada Food Guide healthy eating recommendations. Nova Scotia families and child care providers completed an online survey on responsive feeding. Independent-samples -tests explored the differences between family and child care respondents on variables related to the 2019 Canada's Food Guide, including: food variety, mindfulness, eating with others, cooking more often, and enjoyment of food. A directed content analysis was used to code the open-ended qualitative questions. Family respondents (n = 603) were more likely to report offering a variety of foods, repeated exposures to new foods, and asking children about fullness. Child care respondents (n = 253) were more likely to sit with children during meals and less likely to encourage children to finish their food. The results identify potential points of intervention, including the importance of increasing communication to ensure mutually supportive messages and environments for healthy eating.
家庭环境和儿童保育环境中的价值观、信念和实践可以在塑造幼儿的响应式食物环境方面发挥作用，但很少有研究探讨这些环境之间的差异。本研究的目的是通过 2019 年加拿大食物指南健康饮食建议的框架，比较儿童保育和家庭环境中的响应式喂养实践。新斯科舍省的家庭和儿童保育提供者完成了一项关于响应式喂养的在线调查。独立样本检验探讨了家庭和儿童保育受访者在与 2019 年加拿大食物指南相关的变量上的差异，包括：食物种类、正念、与他人一起进食、更频繁地烹饪和享受食物。定向内容分析用于对开放式定性问题进行编码。家庭受访者（n=603）更有可能报告提供各种食物、反复接触新食物以及询问孩子饱腹感。儿童保育受访者（n=253）更有可能在吃饭时与孩子坐在一起，不太可能鼓励孩子吃完食物。研究结果确定了潜在的干预点，包括增加沟通的重要性，以确保健康饮食的相互支持的信息和环境。
