title: A parent-directed portion education intervention for young children: Be Beary Healthy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This pilot study aimed to determine the effects of an intervention on nutrition knowledge, food parents serve, and children's dietary intake.
  
  
  METHODS
  A single-group pre-/posttest design was used with 45 mothers and their 4- to 6-year-old children. After pretesting, parents received child nutrition information and portion-related activities.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Paired samples t-tests revealed that from pre- to posttest the average calories mothers served and the average calories children ate significantly decreased (medium effect size). Medium effects also were recognized from pre- to posttest for the carbohydrates served and carbohydrates consumed. No significant change was found in parents' nutrition knowledge.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interventions focusing on skill building rather than on increasing knowledge may more effectively lead to changed child intake.
authors.affiliation: Center for Improving Health Outcomes in Children, Teens, and Families, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA. Leigh.Small@asu.edu
authors.forename: Leigh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Small
authors.forename: Darya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonds-McClain
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vaughan
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Melnyk
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gannon
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires