View in EDS HTML Full Text PDF Full Text

Communication between children and carers during mealtimes.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Communication between children and carers during mealtimes.
Authors: Harding, Celia1, Wade, Candace1, Harrison, Kirsty1
Source: Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs. Oct2013, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p242-250. 9p. 3 Charts, 5 Graphs.
Subject Terms: *Children with learning disabilities, *Communication & education, *Preschool children, *Preschool education, Food habits research, English language -- Social aspects, Parenting research
Abstract: Mealtimes are identified as an important learning environment where socialisation and language development takes place. Caregivers can facilitate the structure of a child's learning in the mealtime setting. The aim of this study was to gain an understanding about the nature of communication in a normal population during mealtimes. This is important to help understanding about the nature of communication and interaction in children with disabilities during mealtimes. Participants were six typically developing preschool children aged from 8 months to 3;05 years. Caregivers of the children supported their child having a typical meal at home. Each mother-child dyad was video-recorded by the researchers during a typical meal for up to 30 minutes. Each recording was transcribed by the researchers, and specific communicative features were counted and coded; caregiver comments about appropriate mealtime behaviour, child verbal and nonverbal initiation, caregiver questions and comments about meal enjoyment, caregiver praise of child, and caregiver repetition to coax feeding. A caregiver questionnaire was also completed to obtain information about the child's feeding, any early history of feeding difficulties and typical mealtime routine. The results indicated that the most considerable difference were between the dyads who had reported early feeding difficulties and those who had not reported any. Carers who supported children who had a history of early feeding difficulties used more language to manage and guide the child's behaviour during the mealtime. Caregivers who reported early feeding difficulties appeared to be more concerned with how their child was presenting at the meal (i.e., appropriate behaviour and meal enjoyment). This information has important implications for supporting children with complex needs during mealtimes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Education Research Complete
Full text is not displayed to guests.
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
Text:
  Availability: 1
Header DbId: ehh
DbLabel: Education Research Complete
An: 91535443
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Communication between children and carers during mealtimes.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Harding%2C+Celia%22">Harding, Celia</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Wade%2C+Candace%22">Wade, Candace</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Harrison%2C+Kirsty%22">Harrison, Kirsty</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Journal+of+Research+in+Special+Educational+Needs%22">Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs</searchLink>. Oct2013, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p242-250. 9p. 3 Charts, 5 Graphs.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subject Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: *<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Children+with+learning+disabilities%22">Children with learning disabilities</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Communication+%26+education%22">Communication & education</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Preschool+children%22">Preschool children</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Preschool+education%22">Preschool education</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Food+habits+research%22">Food habits research</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22English+language+--+Social+aspects%22">English language -- Social aspects</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Parenting+research%22">Parenting research</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Mealtimes are identified as an important learning environment where socialisation and language development takes place. Caregivers can facilitate the structure of a child's learning in the mealtime setting. The aim of this study was to gain an understanding about the nature of communication in a normal population during mealtimes. This is important to help understanding about the nature of communication and interaction in children with disabilities during mealtimes. Participants were six typically developing preschool children aged from 8 months to 3;05 years. Caregivers of the children supported their child having a typical meal at home. Each mother-child dyad was video-recorded by the researchers during a typical meal for up to 30 minutes. Each recording was transcribed by the researchers, and specific communicative features were counted and coded; caregiver comments about appropriate mealtime behaviour, child verbal and nonverbal initiation, caregiver questions and comments about meal enjoyment, caregiver praise of child, and caregiver repetition to coax feeding. A caregiver questionnaire was also completed to obtain information about the child's feeding, any early history of feeding difficulties and typical mealtime routine. The results indicated that the most considerable difference were between the dyads who had reported early feeding difficulties and those who had not reported any. Carers who supported children who had a history of early feeding difficulties used more language to manage and guide the child's behaviour during the mealtime. Caregivers who reported early feeding difficulties appeared to be more concerned with how their child was presenting at the meal (i.e., appropriate behaviour and meal enjoyment). This information has important implications for supporting children with complex needs during mealtimes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: <i>Copyright of Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=ehh&AN=91535443
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1111/j.1471-3802.2012.01261.x
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 9
        StartPage: 242
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Children with learning disabilities
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Communication & education
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Preschool children
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Preschool education
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Food habits research
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: English language -- Social aspects
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Parenting research
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Communication between children and carers during mealtimes.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Harding, Celia
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Wade, Candace
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Harrison, Kirsty
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 10
              Text: Oct2013
              Type: published
              Y: 2013
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 14713802
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 13
            – Type: issue
              Value: 4
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs
              Type: main
ResultId 1