Why using distractions is unhelpful for fussy eaters

Judith Yeabsley
7 min readFeb 21, 2022

Many parents’ despair as their child will only eat, or only eat well if distracted by a screen. It’s become a growing problem and is especially common when children are fussy eaters. However, although it may seem impossible, removing the distractions is important.

If you are a parent who does NOT use a screen, you may still find some of the advice is useful. Especially in…

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Judith Yeabsley

The Confident Eater, author of Creating Confident Eaters.