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Training Children to Eat Independently: Evaluation of Mealtime Management Training for Parents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Mark R. Dadds ,
Matthew R. Sanders  and
Bill Bor
Mark R. Dadds
Affiliation:
University of Queensland
Matthew R. Sanders
Affiliation:
University of Queensland
Bill Bor
Affiliation:
University of Queensland
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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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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , October 1984 , pp. 356 - 366
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1984

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