The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition (한국식품영양학회지)

The Korean Society of Food and Nutrition (한국식품영양학회)
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Perception of Kindergartens Dietitians and Parents for Actual Dietary Guidance in Kindergartens of Sejong City

세종시 유치원의 식생활지도 실태에 대한 영양사와 학부모의 인식

  • Park, Nam-Hee (Major in Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Kongju National University) ;
  • Lee, Je-Hyuk (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Kongju National University)
  • 박남희 (공주대학교 교육대학원 영양교육전공) ;
  • 이제혁 (공주대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2020.04.01
  • Accepted : 2020.07.30
  • Published : 2020.08.31
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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the dietary guidelines from the dietitians and parents' perceptions in kindergarten. The survey was carried out by 39 dietitians and 320 parents in kindergarten of Sejong city from April 18 to May 14, 2019. Approximately, 48.6% of dietitians responded that the amount of food provided was adjusted according to the age and weight of the infant. Both dietitians and parents responded the most to 'to build the right eating habits' as the reason for dietary guidance. As a guiding method for infants who sneaked unpleasant food, 62.9% of dietitians responded 'teach them about the wrong behavior on the spot', and 63.7% of parents stated 'talk about wrong behavior later'. The necessity of linking the dietary guidance between kindergarten and the family was recognized by dietitians and parents. The most important content for the linkage of the dietary guidance was 'correct eating manners and attitude'. The biggest problem in the dietitian's dietary guidance was the guidance on an unbalanced diet. Our results indicated differences in the dietary guidance contents of dietitians' and parents' perception of importance. Apparently, it is considered essential to link kindergarten with the family to provide correct and effective guidance for children.

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