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It takes time for young children to learn about different foods and textures. Preschoolers eat lunch at child-care centre, Mountlake Terrace, Wash, in in 2021. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

For preschoolers, fear of new foods is common — and responding can feel anything but simple

Feeding toddlers can be hard, but research sheds insight into how to help children learn to enjoy a variety of foods and recognize when they are hungry and full.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is seen at a daycare centre in Toronto in September 2019. His party is proposing a major investment in child care, but why don’t voters care? Twitter

The baffling indifference of Canadian voters to child‑care proposals

If Canadians want to advance financially, few policy innovations would offer the same boon to voters’ bank accounts than a public child-care program. So why doesn’t it drive votes?
Making preschool free will dramatically improve affordability for families across Ontario, Canada, and lead to a predicted increase of 40,000 parents in full-time employment. (Shutterstock)

Why free preschool makes the most sense for families

It is vital that Ontario’s child-care reforms reach all families, and that the province learns from mistakes made in Quebec.

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