Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire Please read the following statements and tick the appropriate boxes to show how you

    deal with feeding your child. It is important to remember that there are no right or wrong

    answers to these questions, we are interested in what parents really feel and do.

     ID

    Never Rarely Often Always Some- times I allow my child to choose which foods to have for meals ? ? ? ? ? I give my child something to eat to make him/her feel better ? ? ? ? ? when s/he is feeling upset

    I encourage my child to look forward to the meal ? ? ? ? ? I praise my child if s/he eats what I give him/her ? ? ? ? ? I decide how many snacks my child should have ? ? ? ? ? I encourage my child to eat a wide variety of foods ? ? ? ? ? In order to get my child to behave him/herself I promise ? ? ? ? ? him/her something to eat

    I present food in an attractive way to my child ? ? ? ? ? If my child misbehaves I withhold his/her favourite food ? ? ? ? ? I encourage my child to taste each of the foods I serve at ? ? ? ? ? mealtimes

    I allow my child to wander around during a meal ? ? ? ? ? I encourage my child to try foods that s/he hasn’t tasted ? ? ? ? ? before

    I give my child something to eat to make him/her feel better ? ? ? ? ? when s/he has been hurt

    I let my child decide when s/he would like to have her meal ? ? ? ? ? I give my child something to eat if s/he is feeling bored ? ? ? ? ? I allow my child to decide when s/he has had enough ? ? ? ? ? snacks to eat

    I decide when it is time for my child to have a snack ? ? ? ? ? I use puddings as a bribe to get my child to eat his/her ? ? ? ? ? main course

    I encourage my child to enjoy his/her food ? ? ? ? ?

     PTO

    Never Rarely Some-Often Always

    times

    I decide the times when my child eats his/her meals ? ? ? ? ? I give my child something to eat to make him/her feel better ? ? ? ? ? when s/he is worried

    I reward my child with something to eat when s/he is well ? ? ? ? ? behaved

    I let my child eat between meals whenever s/he wants ? ? ? ? ? I insist my child eats meals at the table ? ? ? ? ? I give my child something to eat to make him/her feel better ? ? ? ? ? when s/he is feeling angry

    I decide what my child eats between meals ? ? ? ? ? I praise my child if s/he eats a new food ? ? ? ? ?