Development of an individual support program for parents to improve the strong tendency to picky eating exhibited by children with developmental disabilities

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K03016
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09060:Special needs education-related
• Research Institution: R Professional University of Rehabilitation (2023); University of Tsukuba (2020-2022)
• Principal Investigator: TOKUDA KATSUMI アール医療専門職大学, リハビリテーション学部, 教授 (30197868)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 水野 智美 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 准教授 (90330696)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 発達障害 / 偏食

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have developed a picky eating improvement program based on the following five pillars for parents raising children with developmental disabilities.
① Think about the reason for not eating, ② Work in small steps, ③ Don't force it, ④ Minimize changes, ⑤ Praise if you can do even a little.
In most cases where children fail to improve picky eating, it is because they do not praise their children.

Free Research Field

発達障害児の支援

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

①食べない原因を考える。②スモールステップで取り組む。③強制しない。④変化を少なくする。⑤少しでもできたらほめる。の5つを柱にした偏食改善プ色グラムを作成し、それを使用して、全国において、保護者、栄養士、栄養教諭、保育者を対象にした研修会を実施している。