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Picky eater refusing everything

The problem Your child eats five foods and all are beige.

The hack Serve a "no-pressure plate": one safe food next to one tiny new bite, with zero comment. Kids often need 10 to 15 calm exposures. Eating is not the goal on day one; seeing and smelling is.

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