When your toddler only eats a few foods
Lower mealtime pressure and help new tastes become familiar.
Selective eating is common in early childhood. Your role is to offer suitable food in a predictable setting; your child decides whether and how much to eat from what is offered.
You can try
- Serve at least one familiar food beside a tiny portion of something new.
- Skip rewards, punishment, and bargaining over bites; talk about something else.
- Keep offering without pressure—accepting a food can take many encounters.
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