Can family dinners be less stressful? This episode explores picky eating
This preview is based on the episode’s published show notes, not the audio itself. Neil and Georgie look at fussy eating, how parents can encourage healthier diets for children, and the vocabulary that goes with this everyday family challenge.
If mealtimes can feel like a battle, this episode looks like a practical listen. Based on the show notes, Neil and Georgie focus on **fussy eating**—that familiar experience of disliking certain foods as a child, and sometimes even as an adult. The main question seems especially useful for parents and caregivers: **how can children be encouraged to eat a healthy diet without every dinner becoming a disaster?** That suggests a discussion grounded in everyday family life rather than abstract nutrition advice. If you’re interested in parenting, food habits, or how attitudes to food develop over time, this episode may be a good fit. Because this is from *6 Minute English*, it also promises some **new vocabulary**, so it could appeal both to English learners and to listeners who like short, focused discussions with a practical theme. The notes also point to extra learning materials, including a worksheet, quiz, and transcript, which may make it easier to study the topic in more depth after listening. Overall, this looks like a concise episode for anyone curious about picky eating, family mealtime stress, and language connected to food and parenting. Just note: this is a preview drawn only from the published description, so the exact examples and advice are best discovered in the episode itself.
About this episode
<p>Are you a fussy eater? Many of us remember foods that we used to hate as children – some of us still do hate those foods! But what can parents do to help encourage their children to eat a healthy diet, without turning every dinner into disaster? Neil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.</p><p>Get a free worksheet, quiz and transcript for this episode: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2026/ep-260625</p><p>Practise your listening with The Listening Room here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the_listening_room</p><p>Subscribe to our newsletters here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599</p>