Five years of UniSC-led research into the pesky problem of picky eating by children suggests that therapists should focus more on empowering parents to ease family angst at the dinner table. The ...

Introducing new foods alongside familiar favorites can encourage picky eaters to try them. Creating a positive and pressure-free mealtime environment helps children explore new foods at their own pace ...

No person in the world will humble you like your second child will. As soon as my firstborn started eating solid foods, I puréed her fresh vegetables and exotic fruits. I took her out for sushi and ...

It’s dinnertime, and you don’t have time to get the only thing your son will eat: chicken nuggets from a particular fast-food restaurant. You feel tense as you await the tantrum to come. What if he ...

For more than a decade, food historian Helen Zoe Veit has been puzzling over a question that frustrates many modern parents: why are so many children picky eaters? After nearly 15 years of research, ...