Research papers published by the CELEBRATE Feeding Team:

• Campbell, J. E., McIsaac, J. L. D., Young, M., Dickson, E., Caldwell, S., Barich, R., & Rossiter, M. (2024). Advancing assessment of responsive feeding environments and practices in child care. Journal of Nutritional Science, 13, e14. Infographic summary

• Rossiter, M. D., Young, M., Dickson, E., Campbell, J. E., Caldwell, S., & McIsaac, J. L. D., (2024). CELEBRATE Feeding: A Responsive Approach to Food and Feeding in Early Learning Settings. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, 1-5. Infographic summary

• Levin, O., McIsaac, J. L. D., Campbell, J. E., Dickson, E., & Rossiter, M. (2024). "For me it's just the conversation:” Responsive Feeding Influences Among Early Childhood Educators. Public Health Nutrition, 27, e200, 1-13.

Research papers submitted for Publication by the CELEBRATE Feeding Team:

• CELEBRATE Feeding: Impacts of a responsive feeding behaviour change coaching intervention in child care settings

  Once this paper has been published, a link to the paper will be available on this page.

Students’ Thesis papers on the CELEBRATE Feeding project:

• Sarah Perry, Describing Educator-Infant Communication at Mealtimes as it relates to Hunger and Fullness. Honours’s BA Child and Youth Study, Mount Saint Vincent University, Sept 2022 – May 2023.

• Heather Podanovitch, Just one bite: Exploring the manifestation of pressure to eat in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island child care feeding environments. BScAHN Honours Dietetics, Mount Saint Vincent University, Sept 2022 – May 2023.

• Joanne M. L. K. Severe, Early Learning and Child Care Centres on Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia: Exploring Educators’ Values and Practices During Mealtime. Department of Applied Human Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island, May 2023.

Our Team’s work that informed the CELEBRATE Feeding Project:

• McIsaac, J. L. D., Richard, B., Turner, J., & Rossiter, M. D. (2022). Comparison of responsive feeding practices in child care and home environments in Nova Scotia. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, 83(4), 168-174.

• McIsaac, J. L. D., MacQuarrie, M., Barich, R., Morris, S., Turner, J. C., & Rossiter, M. D. (2022). Responsive feeding environments in childcare settings: A scoping review of the factors influencing implementation and sustainability. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 11870.

• Rossiter, M. D., Richard, B., Whitfield, K. C., Mann, L., & McIsaac, J. L. D. (2022). Responsive feeding values and practices among families across the Canadian Maritime provinces. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 47(5), 495-501 Infographic summary.

• McIsaac, J. L. D., & Rossiter, M. D. (2021). Strategies for Enhancing Responsive Feeding in Early Learning Programs [Webinar]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6T6rMZAimE

• McIsaac, J. L. D., & Rossiter, M. D. (2021). 5 Strategies for Enhancing Healthy Eating Among Young Children [Webinar]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GA5G9PtHCY