title: Growth-enhancing interventions for nonorganic failure to thrive.
abstract: The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of two interventions, Calorie Management and Socioemotional Growth Fostering, on (a) the weight of children aged 1 to 3 years with nonorganic failure to thrive and (b) the interaction behaviors of 10 mother-child dyads. Calorie Management, focusing on nutritional intake, seemed to enhance current mother-child conflicts. The Socioemotional Growth Fostering Intervention, focusing on healthy mother-child interaction behaviors, produced a greater weight gain in the children and growth-enhancing behaviors in the mothers.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002149:Energy Intake; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research