By Amy Hengstebeck, OTRL
KCC Director of Occupational Therapy & Sensory Programs

When people talk about kids who are picky eaters, the conversation usually revolves around how to encourage kids to eat a better variety of foods, not necessarily why the child is a picky eater. And yet the “why” of picky eating can play a major role in helping kids overcome it.

It’s true that some kids are just fussy. They like what they like and they don’t want to eat other foods.

But some other causes of picky eating – the extreme version of the issue – are more complicated than that. For instance, if a child has a decreased awareness in his or her mouth, they can struggle to feel their food and can become overwhelmed and give up on eating. [more]

Originally posted in Metro Parent. Click below to read the rest of this article on their website.