Book Description

"Why is my child a fussy eater?"Only someone who has lived with a fussy and picky child can fully comprehend the torment that many families have to go through during meals.Reading this book, parents will enhance their skills to understand fussy eaters' behaviour and gain an auto-catastrophic "game power" over the plate. This "game" may take several forms during a child's life, and the outcome of the "fight" with the parents could determine their future behaviour, skills, and attitude as adults.This guide aims to help parents to restore the relationship with their children and use their inspiration for creating delicacies and child-friendly decorated dishes.Three renowned professionals join forces in this book to help families that have to put up with picky and fussy eaters.The internationally famous and global-award-winning chef, Eirini Togia, a mother and grandmother better known as "Rena tis Ftelias," shares recipes based on Mediterranean cooking that even the fussiest children adore.Pavlos Sakkas, professor of psychiatry, analyses step-by-step how the family meal may well turn into a conflict between child and parents, emphasises the danger of the ever-lurking anorexia nervosa and shows how to eliminate them.George Moustakas, a paediatrician, offers helpful information and tips for children's nourishment and redeems the reputation of tasty foods such as butter, chocolate, salt, etc., that are usually misunderstood.Parents and experts recorded the reactions of children who had tested the proposed dishes or variations of the chef's recipes. The test unveiled exciting results, which confirmed the experts' experience and included practical instructions.Furthermore, real-life personal stories review the similar experiences of adults who had been fussy themselves or who had picky children and how the problem was resolved. The experts comment on the stories, shedding more light and revealing hidden sides of the issue.Finally, the book provides useful advice gleaned from a world bibliography and NHS Choices (nhs.uk).HOW TO READ THIS BOOKThe first section is the introduction to the subject of children's anorexia. Pavlos Sakkas, professor of psychiatry at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and George Moustakas, paediatrician, present the causes and offer advice for the solution of the problem.The second section presents tasty suggestions for children who make eating a difficult task for their parents. These tips come from the world-renowned and significantly awarded chef, mother, and grandmother, Eirini Togia, better known as "Rena tis Ftelias" in Greece.In the third section, you will find tips and tricks that parents have come up with, that make food more wholesome and attractive to their children.The fourth section is the real story of a father who was himself a child with eating difficulties. The specialists comment on the father's included self-analysis and offer further information.The fifth section consists of a practical guide, with tips.Finally, there are three useful appendices with supplementary information about fussy eaters, children's behaviour, meal ideas, and nutrition advice for children by the National Health Service of the UK (NSH Choices) as well as references and an indicative bibliography that offers more insights regarding the subject of the book, which you can check out with your specialists.