Animals are picky eaters too – we're trying to discover if parents teach them what's safe to eat
Monday, August 24, 2020 - 10:11
in Psychology & Sociology
The internet is filled with blogs and articles offering advice for parents who are trying to coax children into eating greens. Anyone with kids can relate to stories of mealtimes becoming a succession of attritional confrontations, where you cycle through ineffectual strategies before accepting the reality of the situation and plead with your toddler to simply "take one bite of broccoli." In the end, it doesn't matter how much gravy you pour on fish, or cheese you melt on cauliflower—fussy toddlers know what you're up to.