73 children (2-5-year-olds) from the South Birmingham area in the UK participated in this cross-sectional study. It’s about child food neophobia and F&V consumption of both mothers and children. Parental and child F&V consumption in the sample were positively associated. Children who were sensitive to taste/smell stimuli ate fewer fruit and vegetables, regardless of their mothers FV consumption. This finding implies that those children, who are sensitive to taste/smell stimuli, may be less likely to model maternal FV consumption. For these children, a more gradual route to encouraging acceptance, with attention to small sensory changes in foods, may be necessary to increase FV consumption.