How to get children to eat

In fact, in order for children to eat well, parents must first cultivate good self-feeding habits, follow the correct feeding principles, and have appropriate expectations of their children’s nutritional needs. First, the development of self-feeding ability of children is a dynamic process from immaturity to maturity. The child’s ability to suck and swallow, chew, eat with a spoon, and drink from a cup is not only dependent on the gradual improvement of physiological development, but also very important in the development and learning of eating skills later in life. Infants are allowed to participate in feeding activities as early as possible. At around 6 months of age, infants can hold a bottle and eat milk by themselves; at 7-9 months of age, they can drink from a cup and take cookies or toast by hand; at 10-12 months of age, infants should learn to use a spoon by themselves as soon as possible, and at around 2 years of age, children can eat completely on their own. The ability to feed themselves is an important step in developing children’s self-confidence and sense of responsibility. Second, the intervention of children’s eating behavior problems poor eating behavior problems can make the child’s physical development backward, resulting in nutrient deficiencies, and even affect the child’s intelligence, but also parents in feeding added a lot of trouble. Correction of eating behavior problems should comply with the following principles 1, for picky eaters, you can mix the food you do not like in the food you like, first put in a small amount, and then gradually add more until the child accepts; 2, the new food to try several times, sometimes need to experience 10-15 times, so that the child accepts it; 3, for anorexic children to experience hunger, do not provide high-energy snacks and drinks between meals, each meal Do not provide high-energy snacks and drinks between meals, with an interval of about 3 hours between each meal; 4. Control children’s eating time to 15-25 minutes, because children’s attention span is limited; 5. Reduce eating distractions such as watching TV, telling stories, playing with toys, etc.; 6. Do not use dessert as a reward, and do not buy food that parents do not want children to eat; 7. Set an example that parents are not picky eaters, and provide opportunities to learn from children who eat well; 8. Encourage children to play food-based games, or Take children to supermarkets to purchase food by themselves, or call food by interesting names to stimulate interest in food; 9. Have appropriate expectations for eating according to age and growth characteristics, and do not force eating; do not coerce and cajole, and do not reinforce conflicts; 10. Create a happy eating atmosphere, allow children to prepare for meals, and help children transition to self-feeding; 11. The method of temporary isolation or cold treatment by removing the food is adopted.