Construct | Construct items |
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Openness to health information | • I would take my child off the bottle if a healthcare professional told me to do so. |
• I get advice on taking care of my baby from TV, radio, magazines and internet. | |
• I feel comfortable asking a healthcare professional about ways to care for my child. | |
• It is easier for me to get answers about ways to take care of my child from the healthcare professional | |
Valuing Dental Health | • Keeping my child’s teeth healthy is important to me. |
• My child benefits a lot when I clean his/her teeth. | |
• I like the idea of a dentist or dental nurse putting fluoride on my child’s teeth to protect them from cavities | |
• I believe using fluoride toothpaste every day would help my child’s teeth | |
Convenience and Change Difficulty | • It would be hard to give my child less sweets. |
• My child gives me a hard time when I try to brush his/her teeth. | |
• It is not easy to use fluoride toothpaste every day. | |
• I am unable to put my child to sleep without feeding him/her. | |
Child Permissiveness | • Food and drinks that are not sweet don’t taste good to my child. |
• I feel like a bad parent if I don’t give my child sweets. | |
• My child is happier when I give him/her something sweet in the bottle. | |
• I makes me feel good to give my child something sweet to eat. |