Table 2 Codes Analyzed for Current Paper

I. Child Behaviors Mothers Were Trying to Influence (Desired Behaviors)--Frequencies (see text)

 A. Encourage Eating

 B. Encourage Child to Eat All the Food on the Plate

 C. Encourage Child to Eat a Different Food

 D. Discourage Eating

 E. Enforce/Teach Table Manners

 F. Teach Eating Skills

 G. Internal Cues Reference to Encourage Eating^a

 H. Internal Cues Reference to Discourage Eating^a

 I. Other Food Related Behaviors (e.g., pass food, help sibling serve food)

 J. Non Food-Related Behaviors (e.g., discourage TV watching, be nice to sibling)

II. Maternal Verbal Strategies used to Influence Child Behavior—Proportions (see text)

 A. Hint/Acknowledge

 B. Enthusiastic Modeling

 C. Question/Suggestion

 D. Praise^a

 E. Reason/Instruct

 F. Unelaborated Command

 G. Verbal Pressure (e.g., “You have to eat it”)

 H. Promise Food Rewards^a

 I. Threaten Food Punishments^a

 J. Promise Non-Food Rewards^a

 K. Threaten Non-Food Punishments^a

III. Maternal Non-Verbal Strategies to Influence Child Behavior—Proportions (see text)

 A. Moves Self Closer

 B. Moves Something Closer

 C. Points/Motions

 D. Demonstrates^a

 E. Helps

 F. Spoon Feeds

 G. Physically Forces

IV. Types of Non-Influence Attempts—Frequencies (see text)^b

 A. References to Food Characteristics (e.g., appearance, smell, preparation)

 B. References to Other Food-Related Content (e.g., food placement, utensils)

 C. References to Target Child

 D. References to Mother

 E. References to Other People

 F. References to Non-Food Related Content (e.g., “It’s going to rain tomorrow.”)

 G. Clarification