Patience is a virtue parents need when introducing new foods to their children, said Dr. Deana Hildebrand, OSU registered ...

Encouraging children to eat vegetables can be a daunting task for many parents. While some kids naturally enjoy them, others ...

After that, the structure shifts. “Once the excitement has passed, I recommend three pieces of candy a day,” Rice says.

While bribing children to eat healthy food may offer short-term success, it can undermine their ability to self-regulate, distort their relationship with food, and increase fussiness in the long run.

Back when Kerri Boutelle's children were younger, she remembers watching how kids would eat ice cream cones. She noticed a big difference between some siblings. "One child would eat half of the ice ...

Leann L. Birch, whose research into children’s eating habits challenged some long-held notions about finicky young diners and led to new insights on childhood nutrition and obesity, died May 26 in ...

“You can use reflective tape, glow sticks, headlamps and flashing wrist bands,” she said. “Also, consider putting ...