What to do if a 3-year-old child doesn't like to eat?

After the child starts eating, he usually doesn't need to be fed. This way, the nutrition he gets from food is more comprehensive, which can increase the child's appetite and food intake. Generally, children eat in a balanced way, and their food intake increases gradually. Of course, some children increase very slowly, which is not bad. As they grow older, children sometimes don't eat well, which is a headache for parents. So what if a 3-year-old child doesn't like to eat? Let’s learn more about it!

Children aged 3 to 4 are in a stage of rapid development of self-awareness. They are testing their own control range and activity range everywhere. If they find that their eating problems are the key to controlling their parents, they will use eating to control their parents and make themselves the center of attention. They will naturally repeat it again and again.

Or some diseases may cause anorexia. Diseases that may cause anorexia in babies include anemia, rickets, zinc deficiency, gastroenteritis, hepatitis, constipation, malabsorption syndrome, recurrent upper respiratory tract infections, recurrent diarrhea, etc. You should wait until these diseases are resolved before feeding your baby properly.

(1) Tell your child that eating is his own business. If you don’t eat it, that’s okay.

(2) Don’t make it a problem. Maintain a normal, casual attitude and don’t force or coax them. Clean up the table and leftovers after the meal, and let your child know that it is normal for him not to eat that meal.

(3) Parents should understand that it is not a problem for children to skip a meal or two, so parents should never feel guilty, blame or punish their children, bribe them with snacks, or ignore them.

(4) Stop discussing the issue of eating. Let him understand that eating is his own business and he must solve it by himself. Whether he is hungry or not is his own choice. He must be responsible for his actions and bear the consequences.

We have solved the problem of what to do if a 3-year-old child doesn’t like to eat. Children are ignorant and need to be disciplined by their parents. We also need to consider whether parents have set an example for their children and whether they have not cultivated good habits for their children. We must first look for the reasons for these problems in ourselves. Children need patient preaching and we also need to set a good example for them in normal times. Children learn from their parents.