{"id":2317,"date":"2026-04-04T14:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/harchova-vybirkovist\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:26:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:26:52","slug":"food-selectivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Food selectivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Picky eating isn\u2019t just a whim. It\u2019s a sensory issue.<\/p>\n<p>Children with disabilities and special educational needs may react strongly to the texture, smell, or appearance of food. As a result, their diet may be limited to just a few \u201csafe\u201d foods.<\/p>\n<p>What can help?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A food diary\u2014record not only what the child ate, but also the temperature, texture, and reaction<\/li>\n<li>The \u201cfood chain\u201d method\u2014gradually introduce foods similar to those already accepted (a different shape of pasta, a different type of bread)<\/li>\n<li>No coercion\u2014pressure only deepens the fear of food<\/li>\n<li>Working with a specialist\u2014sensory integration and behavioral therapy yield lasting results<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the \u201cWorld of Opportunities\u201d Inclusive Center, we help children with special educational needs adapt to the diversity of the world, including through food.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2314\" src=\"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/658187043_122163169790614077_1616759278347541290_n-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/658187043_122163169790614077_1616759278347541290_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/658187043_122163169790614077_1616759278347541290_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/658187043_122163169790614077_1616759278347541290_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/658187043_122163169790614077_1616759278347541290_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Picky eating isn\u2019t just a whim. It\u2019s a sensory issue. Children with disabilities and special educational needs may react strongly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":541,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bez-kategoriyi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Food selectivity | A world of possibilities<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Food selectivity | A world of possibilities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Picky eating isn\u2019t just a whim. It\u2019s a sensory issue. Children with disabilities and special educational needs may react strongly\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"A world of possibilities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/svitmozhlyvostei\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-04T11:24:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-06T11:26:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/foto21.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"691\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"svit_admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"svit_admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"svit_admin\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d713e6eebec6ed0f7156a318be0dc022\"},\"headline\":\"Food selectivity\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-04T11:24:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-06T11:26:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/\"},\"wordCount\":133,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/foto21.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"\u0411\u0435\u0437 \u043a\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0456\u0457\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/\",\"name\":\"Food selectivity | A world of possibilities\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/foto21.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-04T11:24:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-06T11:26:52+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/foto21.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/foto21.png\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":691},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u0413\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Food selectivity\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/\",\"name\":\"\u0421\u0432\u0456\u0442 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0439\",\"description\":\"Inclusive center\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"\u0421\u0432\u0456\u0442 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0439\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/svitmozh.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/svitmozh.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"\u0421\u0432\u0456\u0442 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0439\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/svitmozhlyvostei\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/svit_mozhlyvostei\",\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@svitmozhlyvostei?lang=ru-RU\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d713e6eebec6ed0f7156a318be0dc022\",\"name\":\"svit_admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c8020ab2bc4583ea9c804bdbece12ba6a5b7616b9f790f2b09c20b1eb86f9798?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c8020ab2bc4583ea9c804bdbece12ba6a5b7616b9f790f2b09c20b1eb86f9798?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"svit_admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/author\/svit_admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Food selectivity | A world of possibilities","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Food selectivity | A world of possibilities","og_description":"Picky eating isn\u2019t just a whim. It\u2019s a sensory issue. Children with disabilities and special educational needs may react strongly","og_url":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/","og_site_name":"A world of possibilities","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/svitmozhlyvostei","article_published_time":"2026-04-04T11:24:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-06T11:26:52+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":691,"url":"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/foto21.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"svit_admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"svit_admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/"},"author":{"name":"svit_admin","@id":"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d713e6eebec6ed0f7156a318be0dc022"},"headline":"Food selectivity","datePublished":"2026-04-04T11:24:25+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-06T11:26:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/"},"wordCount":133,"publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/foto21.png","articleSection":["\u0411\u0435\u0437 \u043a\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0456\u0457"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/","url":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/","name":"Food selectivity | A world of possibilities","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/foto21.png","datePublished":"2026-04-04T11:24:25+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-06T11:26:52+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/foto21.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/foto21.png","width":1920,"height":691},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/food-selectivity\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u0413\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430","item":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Food selectivity"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#website","url":"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/","name":"\u0421\u0432\u0456\u0442 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0439","description":"Inclusive center","publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#organization","name":"\u0421\u0432\u0456\u0442 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0439","url":"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/svitmozh.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/svitmozh.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"\u0421\u0432\u0456\u0442 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0439"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/svitmozhlyvostei","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/svit_mozhlyvostei","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@svitmozhlyvostei?lang=ru-RU"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d713e6eebec6ed0f7156a318be0dc022","name":"svit_admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c8020ab2bc4583ea9c804bdbece12ba6a5b7616b9f790f2b09c20b1eb86f9798?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c8020ab2bc4583ea9c804bdbece12ba6a5b7616b9f790f2b09c20b1eb86f9798?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"svit_admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com"],"url":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/author\/svit_admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2318,"href":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317\/revisions\/2318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svitmozhlyvostei.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}