What is fussy eating?
Fussy eating is a common problem in toddlers and pre-school aged children, so common in fact that it is accepted as a normal part of early childhood development and growing up. Some children are grazers and eat small amounts of food throughout the day rather than at specific meal times; others eat a limited number of foods and in small amounts but continue to grow and develop normally. Parents usually notice that the amount of food their child takes might even seem to decrease as the child moves from infancy to toddler hood. This is because children are not growing so rapidly from 18 months to 3 years and do not need as much food relatively, as when they were younger. For most children these eating habits are transient and normal eating habits develop as the child becomes older. It is worth remembering that a limited diet with a narrow range of foods does not necessarily mean that the child is failing to thrive. In many countries, children develop satisfactorily on a diet that includes
