Praktik Pemberian Makan dan Perilaku Picky Eater pada Anak Usia Prasekolah

Susi Muryani (Universitas Bhamada Slawi, Indonesia)
Afi Fatuz Zahro (Universitas Bhamada Slawi, Indonesia)
Nurhakim Yudhi Wibowo (Universitas Bhamada Slawi, Indonesia)

Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Kesehatan
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2024): PrimA: Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Kesehatan

Introduction: Feeding practices carried out by parents greatly affect children's eating behavior, especially picky eater behavior which often occurs among preschool children characterized by difficult eating behavior, and picky eating.Objective: knowing the relationshipMethod: using descriptive correlation research design with a cross sectional approach. The sampling technique uses total.Results: data analysis using Pearson Product Moment with Kendalls Tau-b test obtained P value = 0.002 <0.005, it can be concluded that there is a relationship between feeding practices and picky eater behavior in preschool children at TK Negeri Pembina Tarub.Conclusion: parents are encouraged to provide proper feeding practices to be able to form good and healthy eating behavior, especially in preschool children.