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Picky Eater Family Letter

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Dear Abby,
I have a four-year-old son who will be starting preschool in the winter. No matter how hard I try, he refuses to eat so many different types of food, and I am worried about him meeting his nutritional needs. How can I get him to eat other foods?
- Picky Eater Parent

Dear Picky Eater Parent,
It is crucial for you to try to get your child to eat a wider variety of foods. Your son is at the age where he will see or smell an item of food, and already makes an assumption of whether or not he likes it, and will refuse to eat it before trying it (Shutts, Kinzler, Dejesus, 2013). Because your son is so picky, he is consuming few vitamins and nutrients compared to children who are not picky (Shutts et al, 2013).
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