Research shows that force feeding can disrupt a child's development. It can lead to acute malnutrition or obesity, and ultimately poor self-regulation when it comes to food consumption later in life. "Sometimes these kids may look healthy but they are not.If a child is pressured to eat more than they wish to, then the negative emotional and/or internal feelings of being too full can become associated with a particular food, leading to a reduction in liking for the food.#DoctorTalks #DrDhanasekha

🐛Reasons why toddlers should seek feeding therapy: ✅You have a known picky eater that will only eat a minimal amount of food ✅Feeding time takes a very long time, such as 30-40 minutes a sitting ✅Perhaps when they were infants, they had issues with the suck, swallow and breathe patterns and continue to show these signs into their toddler years ✅Your child shows negative mealtime behaviors such as pulling away from food, refusing too easily, shutting down, or throwing tantrums at mealtimes ✅Your