Objective To conduct a scoping review on the application of family interventions in managing children's non-organic feeding difficulties, identify key intervention components, and summarize their effectiveness, so as to provide certain insights and directions for clinical practice and research. Methods Following the scoping review framework, a systematic search was performed across PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, CNKI, VIP Database, Wanfang Database, and CBM from inception to January 2025.Literature was screened, summarized, extracted, and analyzed based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results Eleven studies were included.Family interventions primarily encompassed nutritional education, behavioral modification techniques, psychological support, and mealtime hygiene practices, with durations ranging from 2 weeks to 12 months.Key outcome measures included growth and development, eating behaviors, feeding practices, psychological well-being, and feasibility assessments.The findings indicated that family interventions improved children's dietary behaviors, promoted growth, optimized parental feeding strategies, enhanced caregivers' self-efficacy, and strengthened parent-child interactions.However, heterogeneity was observed in evaluation tools and intervention durations, highlighting the lack of standardized protocols. Conclusions Family-centered interventions demonstrate feasibility and positive effects in managing non-organic feeding difficulties in children.Future efforts should focus on developing standardized intervention systems through multidisciplinary collaboration, incorporating personalized adjustments, and establishing a culturally adapted three-dimensional evaluation model—"objective measures as the core, subjective feedback as supplementary, and biochemical markers for validation"—to enhance intervention precision and efficacy.
Key words
feeding difficulties /
non-organic /
family interventions /
scoping review
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