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The importance of colour – even for ‘beige’ eaters

The importance of colour even for ‘beige’ eaters Does your child love foods like toast, crackers, and pasta, preferably with no sauce – the standard ‘beige diet’? Does it feel like colours are a no? But did you know that colour is the most important sensory component in setting expectations when it comes to food. […]

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What can you learn from other parents?

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What can you learn from other parents? Last week I discussed the first half of the results from a survey on fussy eating I sent out to parents of picky eaters. I wasn’t surprised at what parents reported as I do spend all day talking to them! However, it was still confronting having all the

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Parents of fussy eaters have their say

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Parents of fussy eaters have their say A few years ago, I sent a 10-question survey to parents of fussy eaters to find out what was happening for them across a range of picky eating issues. The answers I received were not a surprise. I speak to parents every day, so the data was not

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Does your child have PFD? Does your GP recognise PFD?

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Does your child have PFD? Does your GP recognise PFD? Pedatric Feeding Disorder was added to the ICD-10 on 1st October 2021. If you would like a simple explanation of what it is, why it is important that you know and whether it’s applicable to your child, you can link here: https://theconfidenteater.com/pediatric-feeding-disorder-pfd-a-new-picky-eating-diagnosis/ Last week on

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Are kids fussy because modern parents spoil them?

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Are kids fussy because modern parents spoil them? “In my day, no one was a picky eater” Face palm for the number of ‘older’ people who tell me this. “In my day my mother served the food and if you didn’t eat it, you’d just go hungry”. “We weren’t allowed to be fussy” Etc. etc.

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Picky eating is a spectrum

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Picky eating is a spectrum I’m sure most parents of a fussy eater have been given some or all of the following advice: – Just feed them what you’re eating, they will learn to eat it – They are eating a variety of foods, so they’ll be fine – Children don’t starve, they will eat

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Pediatric Feeding Disorder – a new picky eating diagnosis

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Pediatric Feeding Disorder – a new picky eating diagnosis I feel the more educated we are as a parent, the better placed we are to support our child. As there have been some new developments in the picky eating sphere, I wanted to update you all. Being armed with this information and understanding the terms,

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Am I too soft with my picky eater and is it just a modern problem?

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Am I too soft with my picky eater and is it just a modern problem? As a picky eating advisor, I love sharing my knowledge. Often when I post publicly, I get responses from older people who say things like ‘in my day we just had to eat what was served’ or ‘if you didn’t

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Why may a fussy eater eat a new food, then drop it?

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Why a fussy eater may eat new a food then drop it? There are many frustrations in parenting a child who has difficulty eating like the rest of the family. However, some things push buttons more easily than others. One of these is when a child happily eats a new food – the parent parties

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