The following questionnaire statements can be useful when studying young childrens food habits and how they interact with their parents. For more informations please see the article Eating behaviour and weight in children by Webber, Hill, Saxton, Van Jaarsveld and Wardle.
Food fussiness
My child refuses new foods at first
My chid enjoys tasting new foods
My child enjoys a wide variety of foods My child is difficult to please with meals
My child is interested in tasting food s/he hasn’t tasted before
My child decides that s/he doesn’t like food, even without tasting it
Enjoyment of food
My child loves food
My child is interested in food My child is always asking for food
My child enjoys eating
My child looks forward to mealtimes
Food responsiveness/Emotional overeating
My child eats more when worried My child eats more when annoyed
If allowed to, my child would eat too much
My child eats more when anxious
Given the choice, my child would eat most of the time
My child eats more when s/he has nothing else to do
Even if my child is full up, s/he finds room to eat his/her favourite food
If given the chance, my child would always have food in his/her mouth
Satiety responsiveness
My child has a big appetite
My child leaves food on his/her plate at the end of a meal
My child gets full before his/her meal is finished
My child gets full up easily
My child cannot eat a meal if s/he has had a snack just before
Emotional undereating
My chid eats less when s/he is angry
My child eats less when s/he is tired
My child eats more when s/he is happy My child eats less when s/he is upset
Desire to drink
My child is always asking for a drink If given the chance, my child would drink continuously throughout the day
If given the chance, my child would always be having a drink
Slowness in eating
My child finishes his/her meal very quickly
My child eats slowly
My child takes more than 30 minutes to finish a meal
My child eats more and more slowly during the course of a meal.