幼兒飲食行為表現與照顧者飲食教養方式之關係

本研究以個案方式（個案一及二），探究幼兒飲食行為表現與其主要照顧者飲食教養方式之關係。結果顯示照顧者採用的教養方式與子女的體型和飲食行為有相關：在限制及放任飲食教養方式下（個案一），幼兒進食時出現不專注、挑食及過重問題；相反，在開明的飲食教養方式下（個案二），幼兒表現較容易接受新食物，較屬正常體型。此結果對學前教育機構及家長作為幼兒飲食行為模範有重要的啟示。
This study used two cases to examine the relationship between children’s body weight, eating behavior and caregivers’ parental feeding styles. Findings indicated that specific parental feeding style of a caregiver was related to a child’s body weight and eating behavior. Particularly, a restrictive-permissive parenting style was related to a child’s inattentive and picky eating behavior, and overweight problem; in contrast, a democratic parenting style was related to a child’s less picky eating behavior and normal body weight. The findings shed light on providing an appropriate eating behavioral model to children for early childhood education organizations and parents. Copyright © 2012 The Hong Kong Institute of Education.