The Effect of Parents' Nutritional Practices on Children's Eating Behaviors

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It is known that parents' feeding practices have an important effect on children's health, and children learn nutrition by imitating their parents. In this study, it was aimed to examine the effects of parents' nutritional practices on the eating behaviors of children attending pre-school education.The sample of the study consisted of the parents of 206 children aged 3-6 who were educated in kindergartens. The data related to the research were obtained with a questionnaire form. Parents' statements were taken as basis in obtaining nutritional and anthropometric data of parents and children. 85.9% of the parents participating in the study were mothers. As the education level of the parents increased; the controlled feeding scores increased, while the emotional feeding scores decreased (p