Authoritative parenting style influences family eating behaviour and better nutrition in adolescents
Friday, July 2, 2010 - 05:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Investigators from the University of Minnesota have found a direct association between parenting style and the frequency of meals eaten together as a family and that an authoritative parenting style was associated with more frequent family meals. Their data further indicated that family meals have a positive influence on adolescents to eat a healthy diet. The results of the study are published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association...