How to Handle Your Finicky Eater Young children with exacting food preferences can drive parents to distraction.
Research shows that children adjust their eating to consume enough calories.
For instance, if they eat a lot at one meal, they'll cut back at the next. As long as your nibbler is growing, let her or him decide how much to eat. Avoid threatening or bribing. This usually only makes children eat less. Simply provide small amounts of nutritious foods.