Research progress on the association between responsive feeding practices and infant and toddler′s eating behavior / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

The eating habits of children developed during infancy and toddlerhood is the foundation of their eating behaviors in later life, and have great influence on their nutritional status and health.Caregivers′ feeding practices affect children′s eating behaviors.Feeding practices are modifiable and can be used as an intervention.In recent years, responsive feeding practices have been extensively recommended.In order to expand knowledge of responsive feeding practices, and promote optimal feeding practices and children′s healthy eating behaviors, evidence about the associations between responsive feeding and infant and toddler′s eating behaviors was summarized in this paper.