The Effect of Parents' Nutritional Practices on Children's Eating Behaviors

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 1, 1 - 7, 27.03.2024

Ümüş Özbey Yücel Asli Uçar

https://doi.org/10.37989/gumussagbil.1271123

Öz

It is known that parents' feeding practices have an important effect on children's health, and children learn nutrition by imitating their parents. In this study, it was aimed to examine the effects of parents' nutritional practices on the eating behaviors of children attending pre-school education.The sample of the study consisted of the parents of 206 children aged 3-6 who were educated in kindergartens. The data related to the research were obtained with a questionnaire form. Parents' statements were taken as basis in obtaining nutritional and anthropometric data of parents and children. 85.9% of the parents participating in the study were mothers. As the education level of the parents increased; the controlled feeding scores increased, while the emotional feeding scores decreased (p<0.05). Similarly, emotional overeating and emotional undereating scores of children decreased with increasing age of parents (p<0.05). According to BMI, 27.7% of children with normal body weight were perceived as underweight by their parents. On the other hand, 77.4% of overweight children were perceived as normal weight by their parents (p<0.01). Parents' nutrition and feeding practices affect children's nutrition significantly. It will be very beneficial to provide nutrition education practices for parents to prevent childhood obesity, which is becoming increasingly common today.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Child nutrition, Eating behaviors, Feeding Practices, Parents

Ebeveynlerin Beslenme Uygulamalarının Çocukların Yeme Davranışlarına Etkisi

Öz

Ebeveynlerin besleme uygulamalarının çocukların beslenmelerinde önemli bir yere sahip olduğu bilinmektedir. Bu araştırmada ebeveynlerin beslenme uygulamalarının okul öncesi eğitime devam eden çocukların yeme davranışları üzerine etkilerinin incelemesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini Ankara’da bulunan bir devlet üniversitesine bağlı ana okullarında eğitim gören 3-6 yaş grubu 206 çocuğun ebeveyni oluşturmuştur. Araştırmaya ilişkin veriler anket formu ile elde edilmiştir. Ebeveynlerin ve çocukların antropometrik verilerinin elde edilmesinde ebeveynlerin beyanları esas alınmıştır. Araştırmaya katılan ebeveynlerin %85,9’u annelerdir. Ebeveynlerin eğitim seviyelerinin artmasıyla kontrollü besleme puanları artarken duygusal besleme puanları azalmıştır (p<0.05). Benzer şekilde ebeveynlerin yaşının artmasıyla çocukların duygusal aşırı yeme ve duygusal az yeme puanları azalmıştır (p<0.05). BKİ’ye göre normal vücut ağırlığında olan çocukların %27,7’si ebeveynleri tarafından düşük kilolu olarak algılanmıştır. Hafif şişman çocukların ise %77,4’ü ebeveynleri tarafından normal ağırlıkta olarak algılanmıştır (p<0.01). Ebeveynlerin beslenme ve besleme uygulamaları çocukların beslenmesini önemli derecede etkilemektedir. Günümüzde gittikçe yaygınlaşan çocukluk çağı obezitesinin önlenmesi için ebeveynlere yönelik besleme eğitimi uygulamalarının sağlanması oldukça faydalı olacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Çocuk beslenmesi, Yeme davranışları., beslenme pratikleri, ebeveyn

Kaynakça

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