Three Ways to Help Anxious Kids with Picky Eating If your child is anxious, they are more likely to be a picky eater as well. This makes sense if you really think about it. Anxiety loves to scare our kids. It’s too dark. It’s too dangerous. Anxiety likes to whisper things about food too. It’s too chewy. It’s too smelly. What if’s like to have […]
Beyond Picky Eating: When Kids have a Fear of Food Your kid is hungry. They haven’t eaten all day. But when you put food in front of them, they just stare at it. They worry about the taste. They worry about the brand. Is this the same brand as last time? They worry about the temperature, texture, look and origin of the food. By the […]
Anxious Toddlers invited Pediatrician, Dr. Orlena Kerek to shed some light on how to help picky eaters: What is the most frustrating thing about parenting? I’m sure you can think of lots of things but children refusing to try new foods has to be high up the list. You lovingly prepare a new and exciting meal, made up of all of their favorite foods. Triumphantly […]
I know my eating habits might be a mystery to some of you parent-folk out there and I am here to break it down for you. We toddlers have sensitive little mouths. We can feel bumps that maybe your tongue ignores and new flavors explode in our mouth – and that is not always a good thing. Let’s talk about TEXTURE! My little mouth […]
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