What should I do if my 4-year-old child doesn't like to eat?

Every child is the apple of his or her parents' eyes. Parents will feel very happy when their children are happy. Usually, when children eat, parents coax or even lie to them, so that the children will eat a bite or two. The problem of children not eating is the biggest headache for parents. Now we are very concerned about the physical health of children. If we want our children to grow up healthily, the most important thing is to eat well. So what should we do if a 4-year-old child doesn't like to eat? Let’s take a look together!

Many parents have reported that their children look rather thin, but are very picky and troublesome when it comes to eating. They often need their mom, grandma, or even dad, grandpa, and others to surround them, coax them, and persuade them in various ways before they can reluctantly eat something.

But why do children, especially those aged three or four, need their parents to coax them into eating? This is usually caused by parents' excessive concern about their children's eating problems. Parents often become anxious because their children do not eat or because the amount they eat does not meet the so-called scientific standards. They even feel guilty, thinking that they do not care about their children and are not as good as parents. Therefore, they pay too much attention to the amount their children eat.

Children aged three or four are in a stage of rapid development of self-awareness. They are testing their own control range and activity range everywhere. If they discover that their eating problems are the key to controlling their parents, they will naturally enjoy using eating to control their parents and make themselves the center of attention. Children will test their own control scope and activity range everywhere. If they find that their eating problems are the key to controlling their parents, they will use eating problems to control their parents.

We know the solution to this problem of what to do if a 4-year-old child doesn’t like to eat. We should pay more attention to the child, pay attention to the child’s usual activity level, control the child’s diet, and cultivate good living habits for the child. At least make sure the child’s nutrition can keep up. This will help the child’s physical development. Parents should also look for the reasons from themselves so that they can better improve their children’s eating habits.