“…One of the terminologies proposed to classify this condition is "feeding diffi culties", suggested by Kezner et al 4 as a way of standardizing and incorporating sev-eral eating complaints that are common during childhood, such as low appetite, refusal to eat, disinterest for food, tantrums, the demand for rituals at the table, long lasting meals, excessive agitation, distractions, negotiations, blackmail and motherly dissatisfaction 4,5 . In the absence of specialized follow-up, feeding diffi culties can become a lasting disorder 6 , having an impact in the child's cognitive, nutritional and emotional development, besides favoring both low weight and growth as well as obesity in the coming years [7][8][9] .…”