%0 Journal Article
%T Parental Influences on Children's Self-Regulation of Energy Intake: Insights from Developmental Literature on Emotion Regulation
%A Leslie A. Frankel
%A Sheryl O. Hughes
%A Teresia M. O'Connor
%A Thomas G. Power
%A Jennifer O. Fisher
%A Nancy L. Hazen
%J Journal of Obesity
%D 2012
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2012/327259
%X The following article examines the role of parents in the development of children's self-regulation of energy intake. Various paths of parental influence are offered based on the literature on parental influences on children's emotion self-regulation. The parental paths include modeling, responses to children's behavior, assistance in helping children self-regulate, and motivating children through rewards and punishments. Additionally, sources of variation in parental influences on regulation are examined, including parenting style, child temperament, and child-parent attachment security. Parallels in the nature of parents' role in socializing children's regulation of emotions and energy intake are examined. Implications for future research are discussed.
%U http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobes/2012/327259/