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Table 2 Schematic overview of the ‘BBOFT+’ intervention

From: Primary prevention of overweight in preschool children, the BeeBOFT study (breastfeeding, breakfast daily, outside playing, few sweet drinks, less TV viewing): design of a cluster randomized controlled trial

Feeding

• Breastfeeding

± 2 weeks

• Variation in maternal food

± 1,2 months

• No extra bottle when breast feeding

± 2 weeks, ± 2 months

• Left overs allowed in bottle

± 2 weeks, ± 2 months

• No extra supplements in bottle

± 1 month

• Level spoon for bottle feeding

± 1 month

• Do not reward every cry or fuss with feeding

± 2 months

• Eat in a social setting (not in front of TV)

± 1 month

• Accustom to different structures

± 3 months

• Accustom to different tastes

± 4, 71/2 months

• Difference home-made food and food from jars

± 6 months

• Eating at the same time at the table

± 4,6, 71/2 months

• No TV watching while eating

± 9,11,18,24,36 months

• Positive atmosphere at the table

± 9,11,18,36 months

• Child may eat less or more in this phase

± 14,24 months

± 14,24 months

Space to move and play with pleasure

• Tummy time

± 2 weeks, 1,2,3,4,6 months

• Car seat is for transport

± 4 months

• Not too long in rocking chair

± 4 months

• Get baby out of playpen before it starts to cry

± 4 months

• The playpen is a safe a nice place to play

± 6, 71/2,11 months

• The playpen is a stimulant for motoric development

± 6, 71/2,11 months

• Let the toddler walk itself when/where possible

± 14,18,24,36 months

Daily outside

 

± 2 weeks, 1,2,3,6,9,11,14,18 months

Sleep

• Duration (sleeping/awake)

± 2 weeks, 1,2,3,4,6,71/2,9,11, 18,24,36 months

• Put the baby to sleep awake

± 2,3, 71/2 months

• Sleep in afternoon gradually reducing

± 71/2 months

• Late feeding in the evening not necessary anymore

± 71/2,9,11,18 months

• Children like rituals when going to bed

± 9,11,24,36 months

• A bottle “to fall asleep” is not necessary

± 9,11,14 months

• Bedtime

± 11,18,24,36 months

Regularity, uniformity in daily care and reduction of stimuli

• Fixed order: sleeping, feeding, playing, getting tired, bring to bed awake

± 1,2,11,14,18 months

• Crying increases till 6-8 weeks, and decreases after 8 week

± 1 months

• Play in playpen, transport in car seat

± 2 months

Parenting

• Role/influence grandparents

± 2,71/2,18,36 months

• Children need warmth, love and safety

± 2,3,71/2 months

• Sensitive and warm parenting and at the same time restriction

± 71/2,9,14,18,24,36 months

• Sweets/food not to be used as reinforcer of behavior

± 71/2,9,14,18 months

• Parenting style

± 9,24 months

• Children like predictability

± 14 months

• Screen/food not to be used as reinforcer of behavior

± 24,36 months

Screen

• A baby and TV watching don’t match

± 3,4,6,71/2,9 months

• No television in bedroom of the child

± 11,14,18,24,36 months

• Watch TV together

± 14 months

• Watch TV/play computer together, not longer than 1 hour, daily

± 24,36 months

Drinking

• When thirsty, offer water

± 4,6,9,11,18,24 months

Snack

• Water and diluted fruit juice or tea (no sugar), and bread crust or cracker

± 9,11 months