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Healthy Eating Guidance (HEG)
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HEG1. Do you encourage this child to eat healthy foods before unhealthy ones? a
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Encourage Balance and Variety
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HEG2. I encourage my child to try new foods.b
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Encourage Balance and Variety
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HEG3. I tell my child that healthy food tastes good.b
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Encourage Balance and Variety
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HEG4. I encourage my child to eat a variety of foods.b
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Encourage Balance and Variety
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HEG5. Most of the food I keep in the house is healthy.b
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Environment
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HEG6. A variety of healthy foods are available to my child at each meal served at home.b
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Environment
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HEG7. I involve my child in planning family meals.b
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Involvement
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HEG8. I allow my child to help prepare family meals.b
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Involvement
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HEG9. I encourage my child to participate in grocery shopping.b
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Involvement
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HEG10. I model healthy eating for my child by eating healthy foods myself.b
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Modeling
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HEG11. I try to eat healthy foods in front of my child, even if they are not my favorite.b
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Modeling
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HEG12. I try to show enthusiasm about eating healthy foods.b
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Modeling
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HEG13. I show my child how much I enjoy eating healthy foods.b
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Modeling
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HEG14. I discuss with my child why it’s important to eat healthy foods.b
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Teaching about Nutrition
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HEG15. I discuss with my child the nutritional value of foods.b
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Teaching about Nutrition
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HEG16. I tell my child what to eat and what not to eat without explanation.R
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Teaching about Nutrition
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Monitoring (M)
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M1. How much do you keep track of the sweets (candy, ice cream, cake, pies, pastries) that your child eats?a
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Monitoring
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M2. How much do you keep track of the snack food (potato chips, Doritos, cheese puffs) that your child eats?a
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Monitoring
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M3. How much do you keep track of the high-fat foods that your child eats?a
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Monitoring
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M4. How much do you keep track of the sugary drinks (soda/pop, kool-aid) this child drinks?a
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Monitoring
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Restriction for Weight Control (RWC)
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RWC1. I encourage my child to eat less so he/she won’t get fat.b
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Restriction for Weight Control
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RWC2. I give my child small helpings at meals to control his/her weight.b
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Restriction for Weight Control
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RWC3. If my child eats more than usual at one meal, I try to restrict his/her eating at the next meal.b
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Restriction for Weight Control
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RWC4. I restrict the food my child eats that might make him/her fat.b
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Restriction for Weight Control
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RWC5. There are certain foods my child shouldn’t eat because they will make him/her fat.b
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Restriction for Weight Control
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RWC6. I don’t allow my child to eat between meals because I don’t want him/her to get fat.b
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Restriction for Weight Control
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RWC7. I often put my child on a diet to control his/her weight.b
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Restriction for Weight Control
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Restriction for Health (RH)
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RH1. If I did not guide or regulate my child’s eating, s/he would eat too much of his/her favorite foods.b
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Restriction for Health
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RH2. If I did not guide or regulate my child’s eating, he/she would eat too many junk foods.b
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Restriction for Health
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RH3. I have to be sure that my child does not eat too much of his/her favorite foods.b
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Restriction for Health
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RH4. I have to be sure that my child does not eat too many sweets (candy, ice cream, cake, or pastries).b
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Restriction for Health
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RH5. I have to be sure that my child does not eat too many high-fat foods.b
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Restriction for Weight Control
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Emotion Regulation/ Food as Reward (ERFR)
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ERFR1. When this child gets fussy, is giving him/her something to eat or drink the first thing you do?a
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Emotion Regulation
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ERFR2. Do you give this child something to eat or drink if s/he is bored even if you think s/he is not hungry?a
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Emotion Regulation
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ERFR3. Do you give this child something to eat or drink if s/he is upset even if you think s/he is not hungry?a
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Emotion Regulation
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ERFR4. I offer sweets (candy, ice cream, cake, pastries) to my child as a reward for good behavior.b
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Food as Reward
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ERFR5. I withhold sweets/dessert from my child in response to bad behavior.b
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Food as Reward
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ERFR6. I offer my child his/her favorite foods in exchange for good behavior.b
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Food as Reward
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Pressure (P)
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P1. My child should always eat all of the food on his/her plate.b
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Pressure
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P2. If my child says, “I’m not hungry,” I try to get him/her to eat anyway.b
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Pressure
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P3. If my child eats only a small helping, I try to get him/her to eat more.b
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Pressure
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P4. When he/she says he/she is finished eating, I try to get my child to eat one more (two more, etc.) bites of food.b
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Pressure
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Excluded Items
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1. Do you let your child eat whatever s/he wants?a
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Child Control
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2. At dinner, do you let this child choose the foods s/he wants from what is served?a
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Child Control
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3. If this child does not like what is being served, do you make something else?a
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Child Control
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4. Do you allow this child to eat snacks whenever s/he wants?a
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Child Control
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5. Do you allow this child to leave the table when s/he is full, even if your family is not done eating?a
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Child Control
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14. I keep a lot of snack food (potato chips, Doritos, cheese puffs) in my house.b
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Environment
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16. I keep a lot of sweets (candy, ice cream, cake, pies, pastries) in my house.b
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Environment
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