Description Opening Note _ Please try to understand your child's eating habits and the feelings behind them. Introduction _ Why don't children eat the way parents want them to? Chapter 1: Why Are Children Crazy About Sweet Flavors? Children who can't live without sweetness Sweetness—an irresistible pull How to protect a healthy appetite from sweet cravings · Bonus Info - How much sugar is in the snacks kids love? Chapter 2: Food Neophobia and the Food Bridge The feelings behind a child's food refusal Have you heard of food neophobia? How the "Food Bridge" method solves picky eating · Bonus Info - Tips for getting kids to eat vegetables! Making the Food Bridge work Chapter 3: The Built-In Portion Gauge Inside Us Finding your child's right portion size How children overeat without anyone noticing Another hidden cause of overeating · Bonus Info - What is the right daily food amount for my child? Chapter 4: Time to End the Battle at the Dinner Table Babies who drink far too little formula/breast milk Babies who spit out baby food One-year-olds who only want milk Children who wander around while eating Children who play with their food Children who stop eating after a sibling is born Children who chew but never swallow Children who eat and then vomit Children who refuse only rice Children who insist on eating right before bed Children who take too long to eat Children who only want fast food Children who drink too many sugary drinks · Bonus Info - Childhood illnesses that can cause eating problems! Publisher's Review Everything you need to know about the science-based solutions that can transform your child's eating habits! Is there really no way to end the "dinner table war" with your kids? How you feed your child is truly an important matter—not simply a question of nutrition, but one that affects your child's entire future. Yet countless parents wage a daily battle at the dinner table. In some homes, the problem is a child who won't eat; in others, it's a child who eats far too much. The EBS Docuprime documentary received widespread praise for examining children's picky eating and overeating from scientific and psychological perspectives. Rather than focusing simply on how to feed children, it focused on why children eat the way they do, and offered solutions tailored to those reasons. Now, parents need to understand the psychology hidden within their child's eating habits. The belief that simply feeding children "good" food is enough will not be persuasive to kids. "My Child's Eating Habits" thoroughly examines the documentary's content—which delved deeply into the roots of children's eating habits—along with dozens of research findings, all carefully compiled here. It also presents scientific, fundamental solutions from numerous experts that could not be fully covered in the broadcast. Solving Children's Eating Problems Through the Connection Between Food and Psychology! Why do children love sweet flavors and dislike bitter ones? Is it simply natural for kids to prefer sweetness over bitterness? Anthropologists have long established that children's love of sweetness is a universal truth. While preferences for bitter, spicy, salty, and sour flavors can vary by culture, a love of sweetness is something all of humanity shares. However, even though children are born with an instinct for sweetness, that instinct does not hold absolute power. Whether this instinct develops into an unhealthy craving or is guided toward moderation depends heavily on the attachment and interaction a child develops with their parents from birth. Behind a child's poor eating habits lies both the parent's response to the child's instinctive tastes and the child's own hidden feelings. Ultimately, a child's palate can change depending on how they are raised. For parents to end the dinner table battle, it is essential above all to understand their child's feelings. This book emphasizes helping children eat by first understanding their tastes and characteristics, rather than forcing food upon them. Building on the strengths of the original broadcast, this book goes even deeper and more thoroughly into the psychology behind children's eating habits. In addition to research findings not covered in the broadcast, various experts—including pediatric specialists, child psychologists, clinical nutritionists, and doctors of Korean medicine—directly contributed solutions for the many eating-related troubles children experience. While parenting books on diet and nutrition have traditionally focused only on setting the table for parents' convenience, "My Child's Eating Habits" introduces a truly child-centered approach to the dinner table—for the child, and by understanding the child. A Real Dinner Table—For the Child, By Understanding the Child!