title: Parental Influences on Children's Self-Regulation of Energy Intake: Insights from Developmental Literature on Emotion Regulation.
abstract: The following article examines the role of parents in the development of children's self-regulation of energy intake. Various paths of parental influence are offered based on the literature on parental influences on children's emotion self-regulation. The parental paths include modeling, responses to children's behavior, assistance in helping children self-regulate, and motivating children through rewards and punishments. Additionally, sources of variation in parental influences on regulation are examined, including parenting style, child temperament, and child-parent attachment security. Parallels in the nature of parents' role in socializing children's regulation of emotions and energy intake are examined. Implications for future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Frankel
authors.forename: Sheryl O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Teresia M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Power
authors.forename: Jennifer O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Nancy L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Hazen