Parents’ Communication with Teachers about Food and Nutrition Issues of Primary School Students Aydin, Gozde, Margerison, Claire, Worsley, Tony and Booth, Alison 2022, Parents’ Communication with Teachers about Food and Nutrition Issues of Primary School Students, Children, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 1-14, doi: 10.3390/children9040510. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Parents’ Communication with Teachers about Food and Nutrition Issues of Primary School Students Author(s) Aydin, Gozde orcid.org/0000-0002-2722-6128 Margerison, Claire orcid.org/0000-0002-4635-6059 Worsley, Tony orcid.org/0000-0003-4914-7006 Booth, Alison Journal name Children Volume number 9 Issue number 4 Article ID ARTN 510 Start page 1 End page 14 Total pages 14 Publisher MDPI / MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute) Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2022-04-04 ISSN 2227-9067 2227-9067 Keyword(s) CHILDRENS NUTRITION communication food and nutrition HEALTH Life Sciences & Biomedicine parent Pediatrics primary school PROVIDERS Science & Technology teacher Summary Parents and teachers have a major influence in the formation of primary school children’s eating behaviours. Although the cooperation of parents and teachers has frequently been recommended in the promotion of healthy eating habits among primary school children, little is known about the communication between these two groups regarding food- and nutrition-related issues. This paper reports findings from semi-structured interviews with primary school parents (n = 19) and primary teachers (n = 17), as well as findings from a survey of 787 parents in Australia. Audio-recorded interviews were analysed using NVivo and descriptive statistics were calculated for the survey questions. The results indicated that their communications involved various topics, including allergies, lunchbox content, and supervision requests, through diverse communication channels. The risk of offending each other and time scarcity were reported as communication barriers. Parents mainly expected teachers to ensure that their children were given enough time to eat their lunch, teach healthy eating, and be good role models of healthy eating. This study highlights the need to overcome communication barriers between parents and teachers and support teachers in their multifaceted professional roles. Language eng DOI 10.3390/children9040510 Indigenous content off HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30166773 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Link to full text (Open Access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 14 Apr 2022, 08:17:00 EST Thu, 14 Apr 2022, 15:59:41 EST Thu, 14 Apr 2022, 16:08:35 EST Thu, 14 Apr 2022, 16:13:58 EST Tue, 26 Apr 2022, 10:31:00 EST Tue, 05 Jul 2022, 16:06:59 EST Thu, 21 Jul 2022, 14:54:43 EST Thu, 21 Jul 2022, 16:38:33 EST Fri, 22 Jul 2022, 13:40:14 EST Fri, 22 Jul 2022, 13:51:21 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 21 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 14 Apr 2022, 08:17:00 EST