This research about babies making choices made me think about the work I do with families around picky eating. Often, adults will give “like” or “dislike” meaning to the things babies reach for…. when we do this with food, it can set up a situation where we are telling the children what they like… even if that was not their original intent. We can support children to continue growing into being adventurous with their food— by labeling their actions such as “You chose the beans” (instead of “oh you don’t want the carrots?” or “you like the beans better?”); we can also say things like “beans are kind of mushy!” and labeling sensory properties. Here’s the article about babies and choices: https://hub.jhu.edu/2020/10/02/babies-prefer-what-they-choose-even-when-random/