Emotional climate, feeding practices, and feeding styles: an observational analysis of the dinner meal in Head Start families

Table 3 Frequencies of Observed Behavioral Feeding Practices per Meal

	M	SD	Ranges
Modeling
Parent Takes Seconds	.06	.26	0 to 2
Enthusiastic Modeling	.49	1.10	0 to 6
Situational Management
Arranging the Food	.11	.33	0 to 2
Serves	.30	.67	0 to 6
Helps	.67	1.16	0 to 6
Allows the Child to Choose	.05	.20	0 to 1
Spoon Feeds/Physically Intervenes	3.32	5.71	0 to 36
Verbal Directives
Verbal Prompts to Eat	26.26	24.26	0 to 131
Offers Child Second Helping	.21	.49	0 to 3
Tells Child to Eat a Small Amount	.80	1.41	0 to 11
Hurries	1.23	3.52	0 to 31
Reasons	.59	1.41	0 to 14
Comparison	.53	1.66	0 to 14
Threat/Bribe
Threatens Food Punishment	.26	.75	0 to 5
Promises Food Reward	.29	.67	0 to 5
Threatens Other Punishment	.42	1.14	0 to 10
Promises Other Reward	.27	.63	0 to 4
Scold/Praise
Praises/Compliments/Approves/Agrees	.54	1.04	0 to 6
Disapproves/Scolds	1.72	3.08	0 to 25
Positive Comments About Food	.52	1.00	0 to 7
Negative Comments About Food	.20	.55	0 to 4
Second Helpings
Gives Child Multiple Servings of Food	.03	.14	0 to 1
Allows Child to Take 2^nd or 3^rd Helping	.05	.20	0 to 2
Offers Second Helping (non-verbal)	.05	.16	0 to 1
Other
Ignores or Shows Indifference to Child	.22	.50	0 to 3

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