What should I do if my child is anorexic and refuses to eat?

The problem of children's anorexia, picky eating, and reluctance to eat has always been a headache for parents, because it can easily lead to nutritional deficiencies in children, causing malnutrition and affecting their normal growth and development. So what should we do if our child is anorexic and refuses to eat? In fact, there are three solutions. The first one is to let children eat less snacks.

1. Eat less snacks

The main reason why many children suffer from anorexia and refuse to eat is due to excessive intake of snacks. Therefore, parents must control the amount of snacks their children eat and never let them eat anything they want, especially before meals. Children should be prevented from eating snacks and various sweets, and they should also drink less beverages. Help your children eat regularly, have three meals a day at regular times and in regular amounts, and let them eat more fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains, which will help their health.

2. Improve the Dietary Environment

Some children like to eat while watching TV. They often forget to eat because they are so engrossed in watching TV. This eating habit must be corrected. Some parents like to feed their children and often chase their children with bowls of food. This behavior is also undesirable. When the child is eating, he should stay at the table, so that he can eat obediently.

3. Go to the hospital for examination

If you don't know what causes your child to lose appetite and refuse to eat, it is best to take your child to the hospital for relevant examinations, such as checking whether the child has digestive problems or lacks certain trace elements, so that treatment can be targeted at the cause.

What should you do if your child is anorexic and refuses to eat? First of all, you should consider whether your child has eaten too many snacks. If it is caused by excessive snack intake, you should limit snacking. If a child’s anorexia and refusal to eat are caused by the eating environment, it is necessary to start by improving the eating environment. If you are not sure what the cause is, it is recommended to take your child to the hospital for relevant examinations.