{"id":226425,"date":"2017-01-18T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T04:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/tips-deal-fussy-eater-226425.html"},"modified":"2017-01-23T00:44:46","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T16:44:46","slug":"tips-deal-fussy-eater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/parenting-my\/parenting-tips-my\/tips-deal-fussy-eater-226425.html","title":{"rendered":"Happy Mealtimes: 7 Effective tips to note if your child is a fussy eater"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Most children go through a phase of fussy eating, whether it's picking at their food before adamantly pushing their plates away, only selectively eating a few of their favourite foods, or completely refusing to eat at all during mealtimes. In fact, <strong>ninety percent of children<\/strong> go through at least one lengthy stage of fussy eating. So if you find yourself in a frustrating battle of will with your child during meals, fret not; you're not alone in this struggle.<\/p> <p>Fussy eating habits typically develop around the age of 12 months, as this is a period when your child's growth rate slows, resulting in a decrease in appetite. Between 18 and 24 months, this becomes problematic, as children begin to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/parenting\/parenting-tips\/tips-manage-child-tantrums-220560.html\" target=\"_blank\">exert their independence <\/a>and choice. In most cases, fussy eating is a transient; however, if you're concerned that the habit seems to be persisting for your little one, there are ways to tweak that! Whether you're concerned that your child is not eating<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/healthy-eating\/snack-well-10-healthy-snacks-stash-desk-drawer-129027.html\" target=\"_blank\"> enough greens <\/a>or simply refuses to touch his or her food during mealtimes, we've got you covered. Head up to our gallery above for <strong>7\u00a0effective tips to note when dealing with your little picky eater.<\/strong><\/p> <p><em>Sarah Khan<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Photos: GettyImages<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>Read More:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/parenting\/parenting-tips\/10-best-parenting-apps-224687.html\" target=\"_blank\">Smartphone Helper: 10 Useful parenting apps to download<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/parenting\/parenting-tips\/tips-prevent-sibling-rivalry-225174.html\" target=\"_blank\">Positive Parenting: 10 Tips to prevent sibling rivalry<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These tried-and-tested tips will turn your fussy eating child into a healthy eater in no time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":608,"featured_media":226936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"These tried-and-tested tips will turn 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