One area that has received much consideration is the impact of parental control and the ways in which parents manage their children’s diet. In particular, research indicates that parental control is common within families and one study revealed that parental restrictive rules were the most frequently reported style of eating practices in the homes of children aged 7–11 years (Hart, Bishop, & Truby, 2002). In addition, Casey and Rozin (1989) found that 40% of parents believed that restricting access to certain foods would decrease their child’s preference for these foods. I