tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105447.post3371152298671744684..comments2023-03-17T13:19:53.855+05:30Comments on Daily dose for kids: Tips for FUSSY/PICKY EATERSDr. Gaurav Gupta M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03061086586152947002noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105447.post-39986190677477276182012-08-27T11:19:33.442+05:302012-08-27T11:19:33.442+05:30Fantastic inputs, great to have you on board Garim...Fantastic inputs, great to have you on board Garima....<br />ThanksDr. Gaurav Gupta M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03061086586152947002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105447.post-30924713152440417342012-08-26T15:08:27.801+05:302012-08-26T15:08:27.801+05:30As a practicing counselor I can confidently add th...As a practicing counselor I can confidently add that children use food-resistance as a means of manipulating the mother. Many fussy eaters will eat a meal happily from their grandmother or at school. Where there is an unresolved power struggle between parent and child, mealtimes become the perfect time for "getting even with mom". <br />Fussy eating is also about the mother fussing over the child. Behaviour retraining helps. Walking around the house with a bowl of rice in hand and feeding the child for an hour is a torture for you and a great game for the child. If you hate it, stop. If you continue, know it for what it is. It is a game you are participating in with the child. Don't feel victimised. <br />Thirdly, infants pick up on mother's tension and tense up. This makes it hard for them to settle down enough to have a relaxed meal. Due to evolutionary safeguards, humans can only eat and digest food when NOT threatened. If our forefathers settled down for a hearty meal under attack of the tigers our race might have been wiped out. So ensure the environment is without threat or tension to allow the baby to open up to the pleasure of food.Garima Guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233957862224317115noreply@blogger.com