What should I do if my child doesn't like to eat?

Many parents will encounter the phenomenon that their children do not like to eat. In fact, when facing this problem, the first thing they should do is to actively help their children develop good eating habits. At the same time, they should learn to change some feeding methods to stimulate their appetite.

1. Start with habits

According to the actual situation, formulate relevant measures: 1. Cultivate the habit of children going to bed and getting up on time; 2. Encourage children to actively participate in exercise and various game activities to ensure that children have a good mood; 3. Control snacks, strictly adhere to three meals a day and two points, and never let children eat snacks at will; 4. Combine encouragement with example. . 5. Hunger method. If all the above methods have been implemented and the child is in good health, but still does not want to eat, it means that he is not really hungry. There is no need to force him. You may let him leave the dining table, play with building blocks, read picture books, etc. Then he will be able to enjoy the next meal.

2. Change the method to stimulate appetite

1. Talk about the dangers of not eating, such as not eating well will lead to poor health, and poor health will reduce resistance and cause illness. When you are sick, you need to see a doctor, get injections and take medicine. Children get scared when they hear about injections, so naturally they will eat well. 2. Positive encouragement method. If your child is anorexic or picky about food, you can use the behaviors of the people your child admires or likes the most to stimulate his or her appetite. For example: "You like police officers. Do you want to be a policeman? Eat well and stay healthy so that you can become a policeman when you grow up." If the child wants to be a policeman, he will eat smoothly.

3. Give your child some restraint

If a child refuses to eat well, it is not okay to just leave her alone, nor is it okay to feed her. Practice has shown that a little bit of coercion is helpful for these young children. The solution is to set a time limit. During lunch and dinner, after the meal, there are cartoon VCDs that the children like to watch. The children are required to finish their meals 5 minutes before the VCD starts, otherwise they cannot watch it. In order to watch their favorite cartoons, children usually finish their meals on time. Sometimes, if there are no cartoons, they will use a toy or book she likes. She is willing to cooperate for the sake of her favorite things.

Since this method is compulsory, law enforcement must be strict. When there is no reason to argue, it is appropriate to let children be subject to some constraints.