HUBUNGAN PERILAKU MAKAN ORANG TUA TERHADAP KEJADIAN PICKY EATER PADA ANAK PRASEKOLAH TK KARTIKA 1-50 PEKANBARU

Abstrak

Picky Eater is an eating disorder in preschoolers characterized by refusal to eat new foods, so they do not get a variety of food menu. Parents eating behavior is certainly very influential on the incident of picky eaters.The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between parents' eating behavior and picky eater on preschooler of Kindergarten Kartika 1-50 Pekanbaru. The design of this research was a cross sectional study. The sampling technique in this study was total sampling so that the total sample was 45 preschooler. Parents' eating behavior was measured by a questionnaire Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire (AEBQ) and the picky eater behavior was measured by ChiLd Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ). The results of the research found that mothers who had poor eating behavior were 53.3% and children who picky eater by 77.8%. Test results statistical chi square showed a correlation between parental eating behavior and picky eater in preschool children of Kindergarten Kartika 1-50 Pekanbaru with p-value (p<0.05). Mothers who have poor eating habits are at risk of having children picky eater 6.7 times compared to those who eat well. The conclusion of this study is there is a correlation between parents' eating behavior and picky eaters in preschoolers.