Publications by authors named "Tay Seacord Kennedy"
Background: Our goal was to identify how parental feeding practices from the nutrition literature link to general parenting styles from the child development literature to understand how to target parenting practices to increase effectiveness of interventions. Stand-alone parental feeding practices could be targeted independently. However, parental feeding practices linked to parenting styles require interventions treating underlying family dynamics as a whole.
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- The study investigated lead, zinc, and iron levels in relation to the cognitive and behavioral development of 42 children aged 3 to 5 in Head Start programs.
- Hierarchical regression analyses showed that zinc and ferritin levels were significant predictors of children's verbal abilities, while lead levels influenced girls' sociability and classroom competence.
- Results indicated that low zinc and iron levels were associated with higher blood lead levels, suggesting complex interactions among these minerals; further research with larger samples is recommended for stronger conclusions.
Objective: To evaluate relations among measures of iron and zinc status, C-reactive protein (CRP), and leukocytes in low-income children participating in the Head Start program.
Design: Cross-sectional correlational study with samples collected at Head Start centers in May 2003.
Subjects/setting: Forty-seven children (aged 3 to 5 years) attending Head Start centers in three rural communities.