Eating fish is part of a heart healthy diet and it is also important to help a child’s brain develop. A child's brain grows the fastest in the first 3 years after they’re born. Their brain doubles in ...

Toddlers can be picky with new or healthy foods. Young children should be offered a variety of healthy foods at meals and snacks to aid brain development, optimize growth and improve overall health.

My son Jake was a picky eater, or so I thought. He stopped eating vegetables after he turned 2 years old. He refused new foods, and I usually threw out most of his dinner. My husband and I tried to ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, researchers explain the healthy eating index (HEI) for toddlers between 12 and 23 months of age, which reflects ...

As the mother of a 20-month-old boy, pediatric dietitian Cinthia Scott is gradually introducing her son to plenty of new foods, and while everything is best in moderation, there's one unexpected ...

Five serves of this, two of that, skip the salt and sugar, don’t overdo the fats and make sure your toddler is getting enough red meat and milk – but the right kind of milk. Throw in a little food ...

Getting a toddler to eat their vegetables can be difficult, but a mom has gone viral on TikTok after revealing how she encourages her son to eat everything on his plate (even those pesky tomatoes).

Two of the best predictors of life-long health and well-being are early childhood self-control skills and healthy eating habits. A new program that teaches parents how to cook with their 2-year-olds ...

Two of the best predictors of life-long health and well-being are early childhood self-control skills and healthy eating habits. A new program that teaches parents how to cook with their 2-year-olds ...

The Hughes Lab focuses on examining parental socialization of children’s eating behaviors. The work we do in the lab targets parent-child relations during mealtimes and their impact on the development ...