fussiness

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What we call "fussiness" with a disapproving tone, is often anxiety and sensitivity, says consultant counselling psychologist Dr Ritika Suk Birah.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Though many kids aren’t without their picky eating habits, the child’s fussiness stems from a rare eating disorder, leaving her underweight and requiring a feeding tube that Linda must monitor daily.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025

Researchers found that 60% of infants whose parents had to switch formulas had experienced issues such as fussiness, gas, spit-up, constipation and diarrhea.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

Davis’ fussiness evokes watchmakers or jewelers, but those analogies miss her humor.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Sometimes they didn’t immediately recognize the reason for their bursts of fussiness.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart