TNNMC Journal of Pediatric Nursing
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 1

Picky eaters -need to prioritize

  • Author:
  • Rajathi Sakthivel
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 27 to 29

Vice Principal, Hindu Mission College of Nursing, Chennai

Online published on 27 August, 2020.

Abstract

The children's nutrition is a great concern in most of the family. The parents and caregivers need certain skills and techniques to ease the meal time struggles with picky eaters. The age group of 1- 6 years is notoriously picky and mostly ends with nutritional deficiencies. The selective eating habit makes the child to invite many deficiencies and finally ends with growth stunting. The nutritional need varies according to the developmental age of children. Maintaining a balanced nutrition to promote optimum growth and development is considered to be a vital challenge among picky eaters.

Keywords

Picky eaters, Balanced nutrition