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Coping with a Picky Eater: A Guide for the Perplexed Parent

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Category: Family Engagement

This fresh, practical, and realistic guide explains to parents how they can avoid mealtime battles with kids aged one to six years, using sensible strategies that will establish a lifetime of healthful eating habits. With cases ranging from the toddler who eats only peanut butter and jelly on white bread to the six-year-old who insists on scrambled eggs and cheese at every meal, pediatrician William G. Wilkoff, M.D., has been counseling picky eaters and their concerned parents for more than twenty years. Debunking common myths and soothing parents' fears, Dr. Wilkoff covers such practical matters as providing appropriate nutritional guidelines for youngsters one to six, including serving sizes. Paperback. 192 pages.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 3 reviews)

James J. ★★★★★

The sensible strategies for the one-to-six age range are exactly what I needed, and the way it frames mealtime as a partnership instead of a fight actually got my four-year-old trying broccoli this week. I’ve already dog-eared half the pages for future tantrums.

Lily M. ★★★★★

Finally, a book that doesn’t judge or promise magic fixes—just real, step-by-step strategies for meals with a six-year-old who suddenly hates everything. The section on avoiding mealtime battles alone saved our sanity.

George J. ★★★★★

Our pediatrician recommended this book and the age range (one to six) covers both my kids perfectly. The strategies are so sensible—I've already cut our dinner battles in half just by following the first few chapters. It feels like the author actually knows what it's like to have a toddler who only