Education News – Grace Smith
“A new study has suggested that preschool children whose parents suffer from depression or anxiety may be likelier to become fussy eaters, a trait that results in young ones regularly rejecting certain foods. Fussy eating has been connected to weight problems, behavioral issues, and constipation, the researchers say. Thirty percent of the children in the study were described as fussy eaters by the age of three. If their moms had anxiety problems while they were pregnant and when their child was three-years-old, their young ones were likely to show signs of fussy eating by the age of four. A similar effect was found if fathers had anxiety when their children were preschoolers. Depression in parents during the mothers’ pregnancy and when the toddler was three resulted in the likelihood that children would become fussy eaters by the age of four.”(more)