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Written By: Agencies | Updated : February 29, 2016 9:54 AM IST
Are you frustrated with your child s fussy eating habits? There s a high chance that your poor mental health is affecting their diet. According to a new study that was recently published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, anxious and depressed parents are far more likely to have children who are picky eaters. These are the 5 ways to deal with a fussy eater.
Researchers found that parental anxiety and/or depression during pregnancy and before their child starts school is linked to a heightened risk of that child becoming a 'fussy' eater.The associations were evident for mothers at both time periods, but just during the pre-school period for dads, the findings indicate.
Fussy eating behaviour is characterised by consistently rejecting particular foods. It is common in childhood and can even continue through adulthood. The bad news is, fussy eating habits have also been associated with constipation, weight problems and behavioural issues in the child. And it's been linked to postnatal anxiety and depression in mums.
The study, which was based on 4746 mother and child pairs and 4144 dads, whose children had all been born between 2002 and 2006, found that by the age of three, 30% of children were deemed to be fussy eaters.
Each additional point the mums scored on the anxiety scale in pregnancy was associated with an extra point on the score denoting fussy eating in their child. Among the dads, only anxiety during the preschool period was associated with fussy eating in their child. These are the 4 things you are doing wrong while feeling your fussy eater.
Meanwhile, depressive symptoms in both parents during pregnancy and three years later were also linked to fussy eating in children. However, despite these findings, the researchers were not able to figure out the link behind this.
The researchers concluded that clinicians should be aware that not only severe anxiety and depression but also milder forms of internalising problems can affect child eating behaviour. You could try these 4 tricks that will help in feeding your child who is a fussy eater.
Source: ANI News
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