New study looks at strategies for parenting 'highly motivated eaters'
Parents know that some kids are picky eaters and others are more enthusiastic about food, and keeping them all eating healthfully may require different approaches. But most formal guidance aimed at helping parents feed children hasn’t accounted for fundamental differences in children’s behavioral predispositions towards eating.
“The research on how to feed kids has pretty much taken a one-size-fits-all approach, even though we've known for decades that kids vary tremendously in their interest and enjoyment of eating,” says Jennifer Orlet Fisher, professor in the Colleg...