A parent-directed portion education intervention for young children: Be Beary Healthy

Leigh Small; Darya Bonds-Mcclain; Linda Vaughan; Bernadette Melnyk; Alex Gannon; Sharon Thompson

doi:10.1111/j.1744-6155.2012.00340.x

A parent-directed portion education intervention for young children: Be Beary Healthy

Leigh Small, Darya Bonds-Mcclain, Linda Vaughan, Bernadette Melnyk, Alex Gannon, Sharon Thompson

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Purpose: This pilot study aimed to determine the effects of an intervention on nutrition knowledge, food parents serve, and children's dietary intake. Design and Methods: A single-group pre-/posttest design was used with 45 mothers and their 4- to 6-year-old children. After pretesting, parents received child nutrition information and portion-related activities. Results: Paired samples t-tests revealed that from pre- to posttest the average calories mothers served and the average calories children ate significantly decreased (medium effect size). Medium effects also were recognized from pre- to posttest for the carbohydrates served and carbohydrates consumed. No significant change was found in parents' nutrition knowledge. Practice Implications: Interventions focusing on skill building rather than on increasing knowledge may more effectively lead to changed child intake.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	312-320
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing
Volume	17
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6155.2012.00340.x
State	Published - Oct 2012

Keywords

Education
Intervention
Parent
Portion
Preschool child

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Pediatrics

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