TY - JOUR
T1 - Training Children to Eat Independently
T2 - Evaluation of Mealtime Management Training for Parents
AU - Dadds, Mark R.
AU - Sanders, Matthew R.
AU - Bor, Bill
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - This study assessed the effects of training the parents of children displaying problematic eating behaviors in child management skills. Specifically, parents were taught to apply a range of management procedures, e.g. differential reinforcement, behavior correction routines, extinction and time out, to their child's behavior during mealtimes. Subjects were four families, each of which contained a child displaying high rates of disruptive behavior, e.g. non-compliance, complaining, leaving the table during mealtimes, and low rates of food consumption. Each family underwent baseline, mealtime management training (M.M.T.), follow-up conditions within a multiple baseline across families’ design. Home observations were conducted four nights each week, during the families’ evening meal, and the dependent measures recorded were child behaviour, eating responses, and weight of food eaten. The results showed that M.M.T. was effective in decreasing disruptive behaviour for three of the four families. The fourth family also required home feedback training which resulted in a marked decrease in disruptive behavior. Changes in eating responses were less marked and highly variable among individual families. Follow-up results and the implications for clinical practice are discussed.
AB - This study assessed the effects of training the parents of children displaying problematic eating behaviors in child management skills. Specifically, parents were taught to apply a range of management procedures, e.g. differential reinforcement, behavior correction routines, extinction and time out, to their child's behavior during mealtimes. Subjects were four families, each of which contained a child displaying high rates of disruptive behavior, e.g. non-compliance, complaining, leaving the table during mealtimes, and low rates of food consumption. Each family underwent baseline, mealtime management training (M.M.T.), follow-up conditions within a multiple baseline across families’ design. Home observations were conducted four nights each week, during the families’ evening meal, and the dependent measures recorded were child behaviour, eating responses, and weight of food eaten. The results showed that M.M.T. was effective in decreasing disruptive behaviour for three of the four families. The fourth family also required home feedback training which resulted in a marked decrease in disruptive behavior. Changes in eating responses were less marked and highly variable among individual families. Follow-up results and the implications for clinical practice are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0141347300011423
DO - 10.1017/S0141347300011423
M3 - Article
VL - 12
SP - 356
EP - 366
JO - Behavioural Psychotherapy
JF - Behavioural Psychotherapy
SN - 0141-3473
IS - 4
ER -