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Episode 2813:

Crystal Karges challenges a common parenting instinct by showing how even well-meaning praise can backfire when it comes to picky eating. Through a compassionate, research-backed lens, she explains why encouragement at the table can feel like pressure to children, and how removing it can actually help kids build a healthier, more intuitive relationship with food.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.crystalkarges.com/blog/how-to-get-a-child-to-eat-when-they-refuse-does-encouragement-help

Quotes to ponder:

"At the end of the day, positive encouragement is a form of pressure, though in a more subtle form that often goes undetected."

"When children feel pressured to eat, this can unintentionally trigger other mealtime stressors."

"A child may associate eating with recognition, acceptance, etc. and may learn to eat for these reasons."