“Just Keep Serving It” Is Bad Advice—Here’s Why Your Kid Still Won’t Eat

About this episode

Alyssa Miller discusses common misconceptions about picky eating and why traditional advice may not work for parents dealing with picky eaters.

Just keep serving it and they’ll eventually eat it.” “Wait until they’re hungry enough.” “It’s just a phase.” 🙄 If you’ve been following these well-meaning tips and your kid is STILL picky, this episode is going to hit different. I’m breaking down the lesser-known misconceptions about picky eating that are keeping parents stuck—the ones we […]

People in this episode

Host: Alyssa Miller

Topics covered

• picky eating
• parenting advice
• nutrition for kids
• misconceptions
• family health

Keywords

• picky eating
• nutrition
• kids
• parenting
• family
• health
• misconceptions

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