ABSTRACT

The Satter Feeding Dynamics Model recommends optimizing feeding and parenting and supporting each child in growing in the way that is genetically and metabolically appropriate at any weight level. According to the Feeding Dynamics Model of child overweight denition, prevention, and treatment, the underlying cause of today’s trends toward increasing child overweight is disruption in the feeding relationship and in parenting overall (Satter, 1996, 2005b). The conventional approach of diagnosing overweight, managing energy balance, and striving for weight maintenance or weight loss (Centers for Disease Control, 2000b) exacerbates those distortions in feeding and parenting.