title: Parenting style and child-feeding behaviour in predicting children's weight status change in Taiwan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children is on the rise worldwide. Prior studies find that parents' child-feeding practices are associated with child weight status and the efficacy of specific parental child-feeding practices can be moderated by parenting styles. In the current longitudinal study, we examined the associations between child-feeding practices and weight status changes over 1 year among a sample of school-aged children in Taiwan.
  
  
  METHODS
  In autumn 2008, a child-feeding questionnaire and parenting-style questionnaire were administered to parents of the second and fourth graders in an elementary school in Taiwan. The weight and height of the students were measured by a trained school nurse in 2008 and again in 2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  An elementary school in central Taiwan.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 465 parent-child pairs were included in the analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using a gender- and age-adjusted BMI classification scheme issued by the Taiwan Department of Health, 29·2 % of the students were considered overweight at the 2009 measurement. Controlling for 2008 weight status revealed moderating effects of parenting style on the relationship between child-feeding practices and child weight status. Both authoritative and authoritarian mothers might monitor their children's dietary intake; however, the effectiveness of this practice was better, in terms of weight status control, among the authoritative mothers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings suggest that parenting styles have a moderating effect on specific parental child-feeding practices. Parenting styles and parent's feeding practices could be an important focus for future public health interventions addressing the rising childhood obesity epidemic.
authors: 1 Department of Healthcare Administration, Asia University, 500 Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung 41354, Taiwan.
authors: Ho-Jui
authors: HJ
authors: Tung
authors: 2 Nutrition Program, CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Ming-Chin
authors: MC
authors: Yeh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001318:Authoritarianism; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology; D016487:Parenting; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015430:Weight Gain