Children like to eat snacks and don't eat them when eating. If you are hungry, give him a try, but the old man always jumps out to coax the child and secretly gives him food.
Children always like to watch electronic products when eating, or they will be chased and fed, or they will not eat well;
Children have a strong partial eclipse, only eating vegetables or meat, and sometimes taking a sip of milk without eating;
In any case, parents are always upset when they meet children who can't eat well. Sometimes, the fancy dinner that you worked so hard to make, as a result, you just say no without looking at it, and your enthusiasm directly drops to freezing point; I tried my best to coax, cheat, intimidate and induce, and finally I only took a few symbolic bites, and then I refused to speak again. It bothers me to think about it!
It is often heard that a child will starve if he doesn't eat. But to be honest, this method also has limitations and great side effects. Because this is only for some children, some children will not take the initiative to eat even if they are hungry for a day, and children are forgetful. It worked this time, and it may be the same next time. Besides, can parents really let their children starve?
Instead of letting the baby passively accept parents' opinions and practices, it is better to adopt clever strategies to turn eating into a process that the baby is willing to accept and let him fill his stomach spontaneously. We always say: suit the right medicine-the same is true for children to eat. Find the root cause and solve it.
Let's take a look at several wrong feeding methods:
1, excessive anxiety accuses children of eating.
Some parents start to blame and scold their children when they see that they don't cooperate with eating, which makes them feel nervous and scared. Over time, they became disgusted with eating and had no intention of eating.
Sometimes when children have a bad appetite or parents see that their children are eating less, they begin to force their children to finish eating before they can get off the table, thinking that children only care about playing, don't eat well, and don't find the most fundamental problem, which will also lead to their final anorexia.
2. The eating environment interferes too much.
Eating while watching TV and playing games is the status quo that many people are still eating. You should know that the baby is curious and has poor self-control. It's easy to be attracted to other things. There are too many interference factors in eating, so it is natural that you can't concentrate on eating.
3, cheating, after feeding the children.
Many parents will coax their babies when they don't eat. However, if a child fails to keep his promise after eating, it will not only make the child lose trust in his parents for a long time, but also make the child learn to lie and develop bad habits, which is extremely unfavorable to the child's growth.
4. There are too many things like breakfast and afternoon cakes.
Some parents are always afraid that their children will be hungry quickly. They always keep a lot of snacks such as fruits and cakes at home and feed them from time to time.
Children eat small meals. If they keep eating all kinds of fruits and milk, they will naturally not eat any more when they are full. And fruit and milk, either sugar or protein, fill the child's stomach as soon as they enter the stomach.
5, the food does not change the pattern, too single
Some parents have been making complementary food for their children since they added complementary food to them, and have been cooking for their children since they saw what their children like. Imagine that three meals a day are noodles, and the menu has not changed for seven days a week. Do you want some?
6, food heavy salt heavy oil heavy taste
In order to let children eat more rice, we should make the food "heavy taste" and put salt or sugar in the cooked porridge. After eating heavy taste, children's taste will become more picky and they will not want to eat light food.
In fact, there are no natural snacks to eat, you can eat them. A baby with a good appetite is only cultivated bit by bit at ordinary times. So, how can we cultivate children's ability to eat independently?
1, children are exposed to different kinds of food when adding complementary food.
The complementary food stage is also a key period to cultivate children's taste diversity. Don't give it to your children just because you are worried that they can't eat it or you don't like it.
At this time, parents can make different kinds or buy different brands of complementary food products to help children expand their exposure to different flavors of food and encourage children to eat different flavors of food.
On the premise of healthy nutrition and in line with the law of growth and development, children's interest in different foods is stimulated by "color, smell and taste".
Step 2 use beautiful cartoon children's tableware
There are many children's tableware with rich colors and different shapes on the market. Let the baby choose a pair of children's tableware he likes, which can arouse the baby's interest in eating and cultivate the baby's interest in eating by himself.
3. Create a happy dining atmosphere and cultivate the "sense of ceremony" of children's dining.
Create a relaxed dining atmosphere. When eating, the whole family will sit together and prepare a dining chair suitable for the baby, so that the ceremony is full and the atmosphere is warm, and the child will naturally think that eating is equal to happy time.
4. Give the spoon to the child and let the child eat by himself.
Giving the initiative of the spoon to the child can not only exercise the baby to eat independently, but also free the adult's hands and eat a good meal with peace of mind. This is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone. Why not?
Never mind that the children made the dining table. After all, it takes 30 minutes to clear the table, which is much better than it may take 3 months or even longer to correct children's bad eating habits.
In addition, in addition to ensuring that children have three meals a day, they can also eat fruit or milk meals twice in the morning 10 and at 3 pm respectively.
Children are not required to eat a lot at a time, just eat less and eat more meals.
5. Create a quiet dining environment
Children should take away toys and electronic products that may distract attention when eating, so as not to distract attention. It is best to fix the time and place of eating so that the baby can develop good habits.
Parents can also keep happy communication and look at their babies with love and encouragement. Even a little progress should be praised, such as "I didn't lose my meal today, it's better than yesterday!" " ""there are still a few mouths left. If you can finish it in two minutes, it will definitely be faster than yesterday. "
6, the diversification of food, stimulate children's interest.
The variety, color, shape and taste of meals can arouse children's interest in eating. Parents should not force their children to eat meals they don't like, so as not to cause resentment.
It is everyone's nature to be picky about food. Parents can cook food that the baby doesn't like and slowly guide the baby to accept it.
7, instill some healthy and nutritious concepts in children.
In daily life, we can instill some healthy and nutritious knowledge into children in some ways, so that children can understand the harm caused by partial eclipse and picky eaters. For example, reading picture books, watching animations, listening to stories and so on.
In daily parent-child games, parents can also preach intentionally or unintentionally. Playing small kitchen or restaurant games, parents emphasize that "eating more fruits and vegetables is healthier". When playing role-playing, you can set clear roles such as "vegetable superman" and "potato chip monster" to enhance your baby's understanding and cognition.
For children who can't eat well, parents need a strong heart and tolerate their children's occasional disobedience and stubbornness.
Learn to observe and communicate first. Is it because you are not feeling well? Is the food unpalatable? Just because you're not hungry? It doesn't matter if you really don't eat it. Parents should not be too anxious. This is a gradual process.
Love and encouragement are the most powerful education. Trust your baby, he can eat himself healthily.