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A Positive Food Parenting Intervention to Promote Healthy Growth in Children at Risk for Obesity

Description

This study is the pilot of a 12 - week positive food parenting intervention focused on structure-based and autonomy promoting practices. The intervention aims to give parents the tools to promote healthy child growth and improve diet quality. The investigators are piloting to assess feasibility and efficacy of the intervention through examining participant retention, impact on parent feeding practices, and impact on parent and child diet quality.

Conditions

Pediatric ObesityNutrition Disorder
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Study Details

Study overview

This study is the pilot of a 12 - week positive food parenting intervention focused on structure-based and autonomy promoting practices. The intervention aims to give parents the tools to promote healthy child growth and improve diet quality. The investigators are piloting to assess feasibility and efficacy of the intervention through examining participant retention, impact on parent feeding practices, and impact on parent and child diet quality.

A Positive Food Parenting Intervention to Promote Healthy Growth in Children at Risk for Obesity

A Positive Food Parenting Intervention to Promote Healthy Growth in Children at Risk for Obesity

Condition
Pediatric Obesity
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Buffalo

State University of New York at Buffalo, South Campus, Buffalo, New York, United States, 14214

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age \> 18 years old.
  • * Have a child between the ages of 5 - 11 who is at risk for obesity (child BMI percentile \> 85th) or parent it concerned about their child developing overweight or obesity
  • * Low use of positive food parenting (Defined as: low reports of individual nutrition education/ knowledge OR reports low levels of structure, involvement, or encouragement in their food parenting practices)
  • * Must be responsible for feeding their eligible child at least 50% of the time.
  • * Fluent in English.
  • * Have access to internet and a Zoom compatible device.
  • * Age is \< 18 years old. Their child is determined ineligible (based on BMI percentile and age).
  • * Does not report low use of positive food parenting (as defined above).
  • * Is responsible for feeding their eligible child \< 50% of the time.
  • * Not fluent in English.
  • * Does not have access to internet and a Zoom compatible device.
  • * On medication that could influence their eating or feeding behaviors.

Ages Eligible for Study

5 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

State University of New York at Buffalo,

Katherine N Balantekin, PhD, RD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo

Study Record Dates

2026-02-26