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The Parent Prescription

Episode 3: Fussy Eating

Sep 29, 2026 · 53m

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Fussy eating: what's normal, what isn't, and why pressure backfires. Fussy eating is one of the most common reasons parents lose sleep over food, and one of the most misunderstood, with an endless swaith of information online promising hacks to get children to eat. As a topic close to Lucy’s heart, and clinical practice, this week Nick and Lucy take it apart. The child who ate everything at 10 months and now lives on beige. The plate pushed away before it's even tasted. The bribes, the negotiations, the dinner that ends in tears (theirs or yours). For many families, this can be an exhausting but normal stage of development. For some, it's a sign that something else needs looking at.In this…