Forbidding a food makes it all the more desirable. Studies show that will be the food the child trades for at lunch or sneaks at a friend's house. Let children explore food. Once they become familiar with new foods, they'll accept them. If your child refuses to eat anything but pizza and popcorn, you're not alone.
Psychologists say children are programmed to be picky eaters.
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