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Journal article
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of professionals working with young children with feeding difficulties
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, Vol.50(3), pp.319-333
2025
Abstract
Early detection of feeding difficulties in childhood is critical for timely support, which may prevent simple feeding problems from becoming pervasive or resistant to intervention. Our study aimed to describe the range of the knowledge, attitudes and practices of established paediatricians, GPs, CHNs and early childcare educators working with young children with feeding difficulties and their caregivers. Focus groups and semi-structured interviews were conducted with Australian paediatricians, General Practitioners (GPs), Child Health Nurses (CHNs), and early childhood educators working with children aged two years and below. Findings from our study suggest that healthcare practitioners are relying on anthropometric measurements of growth to identify feeding difficulties, and the most common age at which feeding difficulties are seen in practice is after two years of age. Food insecurity, cultural factors, and access to specialised services are still a challenge, creating a barrier to early identification and intervention.
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- Title
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of professionals working with young children with feeding difficulties
- Authors
- Asmita Mudholkar (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Occupational TherapyLarissa Korostenski - John Hunter Children's HospitalKristelle Hudry - La Trobe UniversityAlison E. Lane - La Trobe University
- Publication details
- Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, Vol.50(3), pp.319-333
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd.
- Date published
- 2025
- DOI
- 10.1177/18369391251337790
- ISSN
- 1839-5961; 1836-9391
- Copyright note
- This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
- Data Availability
- The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, [AM], upon reasonable request.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Occupational Therapy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991127001902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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