Topics of Concern	Representative Themes
Dietary Habits	“I have witnessed mothers giving their babies food that do not fit the developmental stage of their children. And I think children brought up that way will have an unbalanced diet in the future.”
	“The parents say that their children eat only staple foods such as rice, but they eat almost the entire school lunch at nursery school.”
	“I think that the meals mothers cook nowadays are high-calorie and not traditional Japanese foods, and there are many instant foods that they can easily cook.”^*
	“The children don’t eat traditional Japanese foods very much because mothers prefer to cook what is easy rather than provide a balanced meal.”^**
	“I think mothers provide the foods that their children want to eat rather than the foods we would like to have the children eat.”^**
	“Mothers would give their children foods in adult quantities rather than in quantities appropriate for children.”^**
	“Many children eat meals without chewing enough. Children prefer tender food.”^*
	“I think that many mothers don’t encourage their children to chew their food enough, and they don’t limit eating to mealtimes.”
	“I think that parents don’t pay attention to their children during the meal.”
Maternal Cooking Ability	“Mothers tend to minimize cooking by eating out and buying foods at the convenience store.”
	“Mothers tend to depend on nursery school lunches and prefer to simplify cooking at home.”
	“Even if we provide recommended menus, mothers may not be able to cook the recommended meals because they lack basic cooking skills.”
Mealtime Communication	“Children usually eat meals alone at home. This is a recent phenomenon, called ‘Koshoku’ in Japan, isn’t it?”
Mealtime Communication	“I think that parents don’t encourage their children to stay at the table because they prefer not to communicate with their children.”
Life Pattern and Life Rhythm	“I have found that many children don’t eat breakfast,”
	“I think that mothers want to simplify cooking meals because they have full-time jobs.”
	“I have found that many children go to sleep late at night and wake up late in the morning.”
	“I have found that many children are constipated due to the disorder of their daily lives.”
Playtime Activities	“I think that modern parents don’t want to let children play outside because they are concerned about the security of their children.”
	“I think children nowadays prefer to watch TV and play video games indoors rather than play outside.”
	“I think that children don’t play with a big group of friends.”