Mommio: Training in Vegetable Parenting
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 45 |
| Updated: | 4/2/2016 |
| Start Date: | June 2015 |
| End Date: | December 2015 |
| Contact: | Alicia Beltran, MS |
| Email: | abeltran@bcm.edu |
| Phone: | 713-798-0503 |
Kiddio Food Fight: Training Parents in Effective Vegetable Parenting
A 20 episode video game called Mommio simulates parent-child feeding interactions for
parents of 3-5 year old children within a storyline addressing a problem commonly reported
by parents (getting their 3-5 yo to taste a vegetable, which is often a first step toward
eating the vegetable), thereby training parents in effective food parenting practices. This
research evaluates whether the 20 episodes targeting barriers identified by parents across
five levels of difficulty influences vegetable parenting practices and children's dietary
intake.
parents of 3-5 year old children within a storyline addressing a problem commonly reported
by parents (getting their 3-5 yo to taste a vegetable, which is often a first step toward
eating the vegetable), thereby training parents in effective food parenting practices. This
research evaluates whether the 20 episodes targeting barriers identified by parents across
five levels of difficulty influences vegetable parenting practices and children's dietary
intake.
Video games for parents that simulate interactions with a child using a narrative, offering
feedback on performance and goal setting for changing practices in the real world, and
addressing vegetable (V) feeding problems commonly reported by parents, may elicit desirable
cognitive, affective, and behavioral outcomes.
The rationale for training parents of preschool children in effective V parenting practices
is that: 1) parents have an important influence on young children's dietary intake; 2) child
dietary intake tracks into the adult years; and 3) high V consumption protects against
several chronic diseases later in life. Since parents of young children commonly complain
about not getting their child to eat V, there should be broad interest in playing Mommio.
A pre-post randomized clinical trial with 110 parents of 3-5 year olds who report having
difficulty getting their child to eat vegetables will be employed. The primary outcome will
be parent report of children's dietary intake; the secondary outcome will be use of V
parenting practices.
feedback on performance and goal setting for changing practices in the real world, and
addressing vegetable (V) feeding problems commonly reported by parents, may elicit desirable
cognitive, affective, and behavioral outcomes.
The rationale for training parents of preschool children in effective V parenting practices
is that: 1) parents have an important influence on young children's dietary intake; 2) child
dietary intake tracks into the adult years; and 3) high V consumption protects against
several chronic diseases later in life. Since parents of young children commonly complain
about not getting their child to eat V, there should be broad interest in playing Mommio.
A pre-post randomized clinical trial with 110 parents of 3-5 year olds who report having
difficulty getting their child to eat vegetables will be employed. The primary outcome will
be parent report of children's dietary intake; the secondary outcome will be use of V
parenting practices.
Inclusion Criteria:
- being a parent of a child 3-5 years old
- willing to complete all measures
- having an iPhone.
Exclusion Criteria:
- the parent not speaking English (since the games are in English alone, due to budget
constraints);
- having a 3-5 year old child with a medical condition that influences diet; or
- a parent with an illness that impairs the ability to complete questionnaires
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Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, the only private medical school...
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