Parental control over feeding in infancy. Influence of infant weight, appetite and feeding method☆

•Mothers vary in the control they exert over milk feeding in infancy.•Control is associated with both feeding method and infant characteristics.•Mothers are more likely to pressure infants who are lighter or have smaller appetites.•Mothers are more likely to restrict bottle-fed infants who have a la...

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Main Authors: Fildes, Alison, van Jaarsveld, Cornelia H.M., Llewellyn, Clare, Wardle, Jane, Fisher, Abigail
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Academic Press 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4504026/