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Food is often a major area of concern and conflict in families.
Parents often worry that their children aren't getting enough to eat, are eating too much junk food or have too little variety in their diets. Compounding these worries are table manners, appropriate dinner conversation and restaurant behavior. Researchers conclude that children, particularly babies and toddlers, will eat what their bodies need, even if it's simply a single helping of peas for dinner. Children will seek out a balanced diet if they are regularly offered a variety of wholesome foods. Make sure to offer nutritional variety, but don't be too concerned if your child retreats to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or cereal for weeks at a time.