TY - JOUR
T1 - Latino-American mothers' perspectives on feeding their young children
T2 - A qualitative study
AU - Howe, Tsu Hsin
AU - Hinojosa, Jim
AU - Sheu, Ching Fan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - OBJECTIVE. We explored the cultural beliefs that influence Latino-American mothers' feeding practices with their young children and the sources they referenced in making food choices for their children. METHOD. We conducted semistructured interviews with 12 Latino-American mothers focusing on their experiences of feeding their young children. Data analysis, based in grounded theory, consisted of interview transcription, content analysis, coding, and theme development. RESULTS. We identified four themes summarizing the mothers' feeding practices: (1) "Grandma knows best," (2) "I want my child(ren) to be healthy," (3) "always soup and always rice," and (4) "mealtime is family time." CONCLUSION. Occupational therapy practitioners need to obtain accurate information from families about feeding practices and to understand and interpret those practices in broader cultural contexts to design and implement targeted feeding intervention strategies that avoid stereotyping or misinterpreted information. To promote familycentered, meaningful interventions, practitioners must understand the cultural influences on feeding practices and be sensitive to mothers' needs.
AB - OBJECTIVE. We explored the cultural beliefs that influence Latino-American mothers' feeding practices with their young children and the sources they referenced in making food choices for their children. METHOD. We conducted semistructured interviews with 12 Latino-American mothers focusing on their experiences of feeding their young children. Data analysis, based in grounded theory, consisted of interview transcription, content analysis, coding, and theme development. RESULTS. We identified four themes summarizing the mothers' feeding practices: (1) "Grandma knows best," (2) "I want my child(ren) to be healthy," (3) "always soup and always rice," and (4) "mealtime is family time." CONCLUSION. Occupational therapy practitioners need to obtain accurate information from families about feeding practices and to understand and interpret those practices in broader cultural contexts to design and implement targeted feeding intervention strategies that avoid stereotyping or misinterpreted information. To promote familycentered, meaningful interventions, practitioners must understand the cultural influences on feeding practices and be sensitive to mothers' needs.
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U2 - 10.5014/ajot.2019.031336
DO - 10.5014/ajot.2019.031336
M3 - Article
C2 - 31120841
AN - SCOPUS:85066858704
SN - 0272-9490
VL - 73
JO - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
JF - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
IS - 3
M1 - 205110p1
ER -