Feeding Problems in Typically Developing Young Children, a Population-Based Study
Feeding problems have been estimated to occur in approximately 25–45% of normally developing children. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of feeding problems in typically developing young children in Greece. Child feeding behavior, parents’ feelings about their child’s feeding p...
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| author | Katerina Sdravou Maria Fotoulaki Elpida Emmanouilidou-Fotoulaki Elias Andreoulakis Giorgos Makris Fotini Sotiriadou Athanasia Printza |
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| description | Feeding problems have been estimated to occur in approximately 25–45% of normally developing children. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of feeding problems in typically developing young children in Greece. Child feeding behavior, parents’ feelings about their child’s feeding patterns, and parental feeding practices were also explored. Parents completed the Greek version of the Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale (BPFAS). Data on 742 healthy, typically developing children aged two to seven years are presented. Overall, the majority of children in the sample showed high frequency of desirable mealtime behaviors and low frequency of undesirable mealtime behaviors. However, a significant proportion of the cohort presented with food neophobia and low consumption of vegetables. When applying test cut-off scores, it was found that 8.2% of the sample had abnormal Total Frequency Score (TFS) and 26.6% had abnormal Total Problem Score (TPS). The study showed that parent-reported feeding problems are quite common in children of typical development in Greece. Moreover, while the majority of the sample displayed a high frequency of favorable behaviors, specific child feeding behaviors are amenable to improvement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35e2d4abeae9470eb590bf8e532d41402023-11-21T19:37:22ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672021-05-018538810.3390/children8050388Feeding Problems in Typically Developing Young Children, a Population-Based StudyKaterina Sdravou0Maria Fotoulaki1Elpida Emmanouilidou-Fotoulaki2Elias Andreoulakis3Giorgos Makris4Fotini Sotiriadou5Athanasia Printza64th Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General “Papageorgiou” Hospital, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece4th Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General “Papageorgiou” Hospital, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece4th Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General “Papageorgiou” Hospital, 56403 Thessaloniki, GreeceAdult Psychiatric Unit, Hellenic Centre for Mental Health and Research, Department of Thessaloniki, 36 Kaftatzoglou Str., 55337 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Speech and Language Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Peloponnese, 2400 Kalamata, Greece4th Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General “Papageorgiou” Hospital, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece1st Otolaryngology Department, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Hospital AHEPA, 54636 Thessaloniki, GreeceFeeding problems have been estimated to occur in approximately 25–45% of normally developing children. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of feeding problems in typically developing young children in Greece. Child feeding behavior, parents’ feelings about their child’s feeding patterns, and parental feeding practices were also explored. Parents completed the Greek version of the Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale (BPFAS). Data on 742 healthy, typically developing children aged two to seven years are presented. Overall, the majority of children in the sample showed high frequency of desirable mealtime behaviors and low frequency of undesirable mealtime behaviors. However, a significant proportion of the cohort presented with food neophobia and low consumption of vegetables. When applying test cut-off scores, it was found that 8.2% of the sample had abnormal Total Frequency Score (TFS) and 26.6% had abnormal Total Problem Score (TPS). The study showed that parent-reported feeding problems are quite common in children of typical development in Greece. Moreover, while the majority of the sample displayed a high frequency of favorable behaviors, specific child feeding behaviors are amenable to improvement.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/5/388feeding problemsprevalencefood intaketypical developmenthealthy childrenfood neophobia |
| spellingShingle | Katerina Sdravou Maria Fotoulaki Elpida Emmanouilidou-Fotoulaki Elias Andreoulakis Giorgos Makris Fotini Sotiriadou Athanasia Printza Feeding Problems in Typically Developing Young Children, a Population-Based Study Children feeding problems prevalence food intake typical development healthy children food neophobia |
| title | Feeding Problems in Typically Developing Young Children, a Population-Based Study |
| title_full | Feeding Problems in Typically Developing Young Children, a Population-Based Study |
| title_fullStr | Feeding Problems in Typically Developing Young Children, a Population-Based Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feeding Problems in Typically Developing Young Children, a Population-Based Study |
| title_short | Feeding Problems in Typically Developing Young Children, a Population-Based Study |
| title_sort | feeding problems in typically developing young children a population based study |
| topic | feeding problems prevalence food intake typical development healthy children food neophobia |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/5/388 |
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