{"id":748,"date":"2015-08-01T03:05:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T03:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/?p=748"},"modified":"2017-01-20T21:51:37","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T21:51:37","slug":"is-your-child-a-picky-eater-or-problem-feeder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2015\/08\/is-your-child-a-picky-eater-or-problem-feeder\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your child a &#8220;Picky Eater&#8221; or &#8220;Problem Eater&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let me just say that\u00a0I don&#8217;t love labelling our kids in any way, especially not as &#8220;picky eaters&#8221; (or other unspoken names I feel like throwing out when they drive me crazy!). \u00a0 Here&#8217;s why:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If they hear us call them &#8220;<em>picky eaters<\/em>&#8220;, they may view\u00a0themselves as &#8220;picky&#8221; and\u00a0the self-fullfilling prophecy begins. \u00a0No thanks! \u00a0I prefer not to be the reason they eat poorly or feed into their behaviour.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Picky Eating&#8221; is thrown around a lot\u00a0and often in the wrong context. \u00a0The spectrum of eating behaviours is wide, and that&#8217;s the reason for this post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That said, I&#8217;m totally fine with using the term behind closed doors and inboxes. \u00a0Because &#8220;picky eating&#8221; is something\u00a0parents understand and can relate too.<\/p>\n<p>So for the purposes of my emails, blog posts and other tools I use to provide\u00a0parents with simple strategies, I will use &#8220;picky eating&#8221; (just cover\u00a0your child&#8217;s eyes and ears if they are\u00a0next to you right now).<\/p>\n<h2>Picky Eating is a &#8220;thing&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Picky Eating&#8221;\u00a0is\u00a0a term freely used by parents, especially for children between the ages of 1 and 4. \u00a0 And as soon as we label our little ones with these two words, we put a lot of stress on ourselves worrying why they eat so poorly, or whether they are getting &#8216;enough&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>But why stress ourselves out if we really don&#8217;t have to!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the thing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Children at this age are being finicky over food\u00a0because they are supposed to! \u00a0 Yup, &#8216;picky eating&#8217; is a thing for most children, just like sleep regression and peeing the bed. \u00a0It&#8217;s most often just a phase that correlates with developmental changes\u00a0involving\u00a0the need to\u00a0express their independence.<\/p>\n<p>THEY want to decide who puts them to bed, what clothes they wear, AND\u00a0which foods they eat. \u00a0Unfortunately for parents, mealtimes is often the place\u00a0where kids can easily exercise their desire for control. \u00a0Hence, they will put up a fight for the PB &amp; J sandwich or to eat dinner with Paw Patrol\u00a0on the iPad.<\/p>\n<p>Research shows that 3 in 4 children grow out of picky eating, if we give them the proper tools and mealtime environment to do so.<\/p>\n<h2>Then there are &#8220;Problem Eaters&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>This is\u00a0another category of children who take &#8220;picky eating&#8221; to another level. \u00a0 And not to spite their parents. \u00a0Sienna, my eldest, was one of these children and the struggle for\u00a0parents is very real.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Problem Eaters&#8221;\u00a0are incredibly\u00a0selective with their food choices, often\u00a0as a result of other underlying challenges &#8211; for example sensory issues (i.e. have a tough time with textures, smells, sitting still, etc) or oral-motor\u00a0delays (i.e. chewing deficiencies, low muscle tone, etc).<\/p>\n<p>While most picky eaters grow out of the &#8220;I only eat white stuff&#8221; phase and start eating their broccoli with the right techniques from parents, Problem Eaters\/Feeders, benefit from\u00a0more handholding and a broader support network to move them in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feedingmatters.org\/sites\/default\/files\/feeding_matters_final_poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Feeding Matters website<\/a>, up to 45% of typically developing children experience feeding challenges. \u00a0So there are many parents like me out there, likely reading this who are as concerned (and stumped) as I was at mealtimes.<\/p>\n<h2>Is your child a picky eater or problem eater?<\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a deeper dive and figure out what defines a &#8220;picky eater&#8221; vs. a &#8220;problem eater&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Picky-Eaters-vs.-Problem-Feeders.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-749 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Picky-Eaters-vs.-Problem-Feeders-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Is your child a Picky Eater or Problem Eater\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Picky-Eaters-vs.-Problem-Feeders-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Picky-Eaters-vs.-Problem-Feeders-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Picky-Eaters-vs.-Problem-Feeders-610x343.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Picky-Eaters-vs.-Problem-Feeders-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Picky-Eaters-vs.-Problem-Feeders.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wherever your child falls, know that there are solutions and a ton of resources to support you. \u00a0Also know that you are not alone &#8211; not even close! \u00a0 Research shows that <strong>36% of mothers<\/strong> with 3 years olds are stressed out about their child&#8217;s eating. \u00a0And again <strong>45% of kids<\/strong> experience feeding challenges in some capacity.<\/p>\n<p>From one mom\/parent to another, know that it gets better with a few simple changes: \u00a0in your routine, your approach at meals, the types of foods offered and how they are offered.<\/p>\n<p>Find out what these simple strategies are in my upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/webinar\">Free Webinar\u00a0<\/a>and <em>Free Picky\/Healthy Eater Challenge<\/em> (which run 3x a year). \u00a0 Until then, I hope this helps!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let me just say that\u00a0I don&#8217;t love labelling our kids in any way, especially not as &#8220;picky eaters&#8221; (or other unspoken names I feel like throwing out when they drive me crazy!). \u00a0 Here&#8217;s why: If they hear us call them &#8220;picky eaters&#8220;, they may view\u00a0themselves as &#8220;picky&#8221; and\u00a0the self-fullfilling prophecy begins. \u00a0No thanks! 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