Parental Influences on Children's Self-Regulation of Energy Intake : Insights from Developmental Literature on Emotion Regulation

Abstract EN

The following article examines the role of parents in the development of children's self-regulation of energy intake.

Various paths of parental influence are offered based on the literature on parental influences on children's emotion self-regulation.

The parental paths include modeling, responses to children's behavior, assistance in helping children self-regulate, and motivating children through rewards and punishments.

Additionally, sources of variation in parental influences on regulation are examined, including parenting style, child temperament, and child-parent attachment security.

Parallels in the nature of parents' role in socializing children's regulation of emotions and energy intake are examined.

Implications for future research are discussed.