Kids diagnosed with pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) can find chewing and swallowing food a painful experience. “There is quite a bit of confusion in the medical community, as well as the community at large, about what a feeding disorder is,” says Cuyler Romeo, an occupational therapist and pediatric feeding specialist. G/O Media may get a commissionPFD vs. picky eatingPFD is more than a child shoving the food on their plate away. And according to Romeo, feeding children can still be challenging despite treatment of PFD symptoms. However, Romeo urges parents to be unafraid to advocate for their child if they know something is wrong.

Source: The Nation March 19, 2021 14:01 UTC