Seven Out of 10 Kids Are Picky Eaters

I have to say that I really am so lucky that my one-year-old isn't a picky eater. John will eat anything and everything we put in front of him and I hope that it stays this way because I've heard so many horror stories from other parents about their kids being nightmare eaters.

As a matter of fact, when I told John that I was going to give him avocado for dinner and held up the fruit to show him, this was his reaction. Watch for the hand!

A survey by Growing Up Milk Info says that most kids are opposite of my son and are picky eaters.  About seven out of 10 kids who are five-years-old or younger sometimes refuse to eat what they're given and more than one in four kids throw a tantrum over eating their meals at least once a day.

And if all of that isn't enough to make parents want to pull their hair out, more than one in eight toddlers throw a temper tantrum EVERY single time they're fed.

If your little one is going through a phase where they hate everything you put in front of them and you feel like a terrible person, don't. One in eight moms say that they, quote, "feel like a bad mother"  because they can't get their kids to eat and two in five say they've gone so far as to bribe their kids by offering them sweets if they finish their food.

[via Daily Mail]