During the first 2 y of life, development is rapid and includes dramatic changes in eating
behavior. Individual patterns of food preferences and eating behaviors emerge and differ …

Early childhood is a critical time for establishing food preferences and dietary habits. In order
for appropriate advice to be available to parents and healthcare professionals it is essential …

Eating behaviours evolve during the first years of life; children learn what, when, and how
much to eat through direct experiences with food and by observing the eating behaviours of …

Responsive parenting is a caregiving style expected to foster the development of self-
regulation and promote optimal cognitive, social, and emotional development from the …

The latest exhaustive survey of dietary patterns in infants from the Feeding Infants and
Toddlers Study (FITS) in North America documents and quantifies current trends in infant …

Parents have a high degree of control over the environments and experiences of their
children. Food preferences are shaped by a combination of genetic and environmental …

The palatable, energy‐dense foods that characterize modern environments can promote
unhealthy eating habits, along with humans' predispositions to accept sweet tastes and …

Infants are born equipped to ingest nutrients, but because of the transitions in the mode of
feeding in the first years (from “tube” feeding in utero to eating table foods with the family) …

Among early adolescents (10–14 years), poor diet quality along with physical inactivity can
contribute to an increased risk of obesity and associated biomarkers for chronic disease …

The prevalence of obesity among children is high and is increasing. We know that obesity
runs in families, with children of obese parents at greater risk of developing obesity than …