Targeting Feeding and Eating Behaviors: Development of the Feeding Dynamic Intervention for Caregivers of 2- to 5-Year-Old Children

Table 3

The Feeding Dynamic Intervention learner objectives and processes (Study 2).

Learner objectives	Process incorporation in FDI
Concrete experience	Using or referring to participants’ prior experiences to engage participants in a new experience. For example, in Lesson 1, mothers reflect on their experiences of eating as children and current experiences with eating and feeding their children.
Reflective observations	Reflecting on prior or current experiences to help take action steps. For example, in Lessons 4 and 5, we use their current practices to teach how to take action steps to improve picky eating or refusal of new foods.
Abstract conceptualization	Allowing participants to identify relevancies, general truths and form conclusions specific to their needs upon which to act. For example, in Lessons 3 and 4, mothers will learn to use the balanced plate concept and practice to relate to general recommendations for servings of food groups.
Active experimentation	Guiding and coaching participants to implement or experiment with new behaviors. For example, in Lesson 2, mothers are taught a stepwise approach to implement limiting where food is eaten in the home to a designated area. In Lesson 5, a cooking demonstration is performed.