Feeding a baby is the most frequent topic of discussion for mothers and grandmothers. The kid hardly eats anything or behaves badly, all this drives the parents to despair. How to deal with this?
First of all, it is necessary to remember that food is a physiological need, no living creature will consciously deprive itself of food, and a child is no exception. This means that this behavior at the table is the result of improperly formed eating habits. And since the baby's nutrition is entirely dependent on the parents, then all the responsibility lies with them.
Until you finish, you won't leave the table
This is how many parents try to get their child to eat. Manipulations can be very different: "Eat soup - you will get a cake", "I tried so hard, cooked, but you do not eat", "If you do not eat, you will be admitted to the hospital." It is important to understand that all this is child abuse, which in the future can lead to psychological problems. In order for your baby to form the correct eating habits, you need to adhere to some points:
1. No need to force to eat. The child ceases to understand the difference between the sensations of satiety and hunger, because he simply does not have time to get hungry. Give smaller portions to make him feel hungry again by the next meal.
2. You can not "nibble". Grabbing a variety of snacks after lunch, your child will definitely not want to eat dinner.
3. Give your child a choice - one of two meals - and the ability to give up an unloved meal.
4. No need to distract the child with cartoons or theatrical performances of mothers and grandmothers, this is also latent violence.
5. To get the child interested in a new or unloved dish, you can decorate it in an unusual way or serve it on a bright plate.
In general, if the child is healthy, there is no need to try to feed him in any way every time, there are other ways to express parental care.
Table behavior
What if a child spins around the table, scatters food, knocks with a spoon? Thus, your baby is trying to attract attention to himself, and if the mother reacts violently to one such trick, the child will do it over and over again. The easiest way out of this situation is not to react. At all. If the little actor has no audience, then there will be no performance.
A great way to correct a child's behavior is to have a joint meal, put the baby at a common table, even if you are cooking for him separately for now. The child will see how other family members eat, how they behave, how they use cutlery. Good habits can stick as well as bad ones.
