Your Picky Eater
b'Welcome to the podcast!\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0Whether you call it \\u201cpicky eating,\\u201d \\u201crestricted eating,\\u201d or as some pediatricians like to call it, \\u201cavoidant/restrictive food intake disorder\\u201d (ARFID)\\u2014 if you\\u2019ve got more than one kid, chances are you\\u2019ve got a kid whose acceptable foodstuffs can be counted on one hand.\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0We\\u2019ve each dealt with a picky eater at home. Amy\\u2019s teenager has pretty much outgrown it; Margaret\\u2019s still in the thick of it with her grade schooler. So we know from picky eating, and in this episode, we discuss\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0* why picky eaters are NOT the result of bad parenting\\n\\xa0* why almost every kid suddenly becomes a picky eater at about the age of two\\n\\xa0* why picky eating can eventually get better on its own\\u2026 but why we say you still gotta force the issue a little\\n\\xa0* how to get the daily dinnertime battle for control under control\\n\\xa0* how getting the picky eater motivated to solve the problem may be the quickest path to progress\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0If you have a picky eater, it\\u2019s not your fault. Leave the guilt behind and get to work! It takes time, it takes baby steps\\u2014 but in this episode you\\u2019ll hear lots of ways to get started.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'