What should I do if my 9-year-old child doesn’t like to eat?

Everyone tries their best to take care of, cherish and give to their children, because children are the apple of their parents' eyes. We can't bear to beat or scold our children and only want to give them the best. We will worry for a long time if the child has a small problem. Children should eat well when they are older, but my child is nine years old and doesn't like to eat and doesn't gain weight. It's very worrying. What should I do? Let’s take a look at what to do if your 9-year-old child doesn’t like to eat?

First, check if there are any problems with the child's body. Some children have poor appetite because they have roundworms in their stomach and need to be dewormed. Some children have weak spleen and stomach and need to strengthen the stomach and spleen. Secondly, you can change your child’s perception of food in the following ways:

1. Gradually reduce the intake of snacks. Many children fall in love with snacks due to the influence of the environment. For example, some parents love snacks, or the children’s friends love snacks, so the children fall in love with snacks. To address this problem, parents should gradually reduce the purchase of snacks, set an example themselves, and gradually guide children’s understanding of snacks.

2. Parents should put some effort into their children's three meals a day, cook less spicy food, and change the taste and type of food. Even if it is the same food, it should be made into different flavors. Of course, try to make the children like it. Don't cook too many varieties at a time, and make sure to match meat and vegetables, which are both nutritious and healthy.

3. Take time to let your children participate in food preparation and cooking with you. Children can help you wash and organize the vegetables. Even though it may make a mess, what you gain is that they become interested in fresh cooked food, which is well worth it.

We have the answer to the question of what to do if a 9-year-old child doesn’t like to eat. The child’s parents are the flesh and blood of the child, and they want their children to grow up healthily, because the child is the hope of our family and the continuation of life. Children are in an important stage of growth and development. If they don’t eat well, they will be developmentally delayed and cause harm to their bodies. Therefore, we must improve the child’s habit of not liking to eat.