Objective: To determine child eating behaviors in primary education beneficiaries.

Material and Methods: A cross-sectional, observational, prospective, and analytical study was conducted among 129 students and their primary caregivers at the "Nicolás Bravo" primary school in Orizaba, Veracruz. The Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ; α=0.88) and the Adult Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (AEBQ; α=0.77−0.91) were applied to mothers, tutors, or primary caregivers. Statistical analysis included descriptive frequencies and percentages, Chi-square (χ²) tests for association between questionnaire subscales and anthropometric variables (child BMI-Z and caregiver BMI), the Kruskal-Wallis H test to compare eating behavior scores across BMI-Z categories, and Spearman correlations (rho) to evaluate the relationship between homologous subscales of both instruments. The project was carried out during the 2025–2026 period.

Results: A sample of 103 dyads (child-caregiver) was analyzed. The prevalence of excess weight (overweight/obesity) was 42.7% in schoolchildren and 61.1% in caregivers. In the general CEBQ distribution, medium-intensity eating behavior predominated. Association analysis (χ²) and median comparisons (Kruskal-Wallis H) revealed that child BMI-Z is significantly associated with satiety responsiveness (p=0.022), enjoyment of food (p=0.009), and food fussiness (p=0.010). Spearman correlations (rho) showed strong intergenerational convergence, particularly in emotional overeating (rho=0.635, p<0.01).