Your child can already eat soups, food in pieces, confidently wielding a spoon, but refuses to eat. This often happens to babies. How to get a child to eat?
Mothers often feel that their children are malnourished. And if the child refuses to eat, the parents start to panic. Mothers begin to feed their baby while reading books, watching cartoons or advertising. They arrange whole performances with the help of finger puppets. But this only makes the situation worse. Every time mom has to come up with something new. The child, of course, can open his mouth to eat what is offered, but he will not eat on his own.
How do you get a child to eat? The answer may seem unexpected. Stop insisting on food. Do not run after your baby with a spoon throughout the apartment. And do not offer unhealthy, but favorite food for the child, so that he at least something to eat.
Determine when you should have breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. Display food at this time and invite your child. Did the kid refuse to eat? Well, the plate waits for him for another 20 minutes, after which everything is removed from the table until the next meal. A healthy, active child will not give up eating again. The main thing is no snacks.
Don't force your child to eat more than they want. Due to the principle “dishes loves cleanliness” that our parents instilled in us, many adults are now struggling with being overweight.
Soon you will forget how you had to persuade your child to eat for hours. He will eat himself in accordance with his appetite and the needs of his body.
