Abstract
Objective
To develop a childhood obesity prevention program, Food, Feeding and Your Family (FFYF), which encourages eating self-regulation in young children. This article describes
the research methods for FFYF. Activities that will be used to guide the development
of the program are illustrated in a logic model.
Design
A randomized control trial will be conducted with participant groups randomized into
1 of 3 conditions: (1) in-class delivery of feeding content and nutrition education,
(2) online delivery of feeding content and in-class delivery of nutrition education,
and (3) nutrition education only. Assessments will be collected at baseline, program
completion, and 6 and 12 months after completion of the program.
Setting
Study will be conducted through the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
in Colorado and Washington State.
Participants
Parents with 2- to 8-year-old children will be recruited from affiliated community
agencies, 540 participants across both states.
Interventions
FFYF derives content from an empirically validated parental feeding program, Strategies
for Effective Eating Development, and will be administered with Eating Smart • Being Active, an evidence-based, nutrition education curriculum.
Main Outcome Measures
Parents will report on feeding practices, child eating behaviors, feeding styles,
and acculturation.
Analysis
Because of the nested nature of the data, multilevel analyses will be used: time points,
within parents, and within groups.
Key Words
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: December 20, 2019
Accepted:
November 7,
2019
Footnotes
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: The authors have not stated any conflicts of interest.
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