How to treat children's picky eating

Children's picky eating is a very headache for parents and friends. It is indeed not easy to change a person's taste, including us adults. Many adults also avoid tastes they don't like. Children's picky eating is not innate, and it is also closely related to their acquired eating and living habits. If you discover your child's picky eating in time and help him correct his eating habits in time, he can still change.

First of all, we need to understand the reasons why children are picky eaters and take targeted measures. For example, some children eat too much once and no longer like to eat. In this case, you can "change the appearance" of the food to stimulate the child's appetite. Some do not eat fishy food, so you should pay attention to improving cooking skills. Some parents indulge their children's pampering without principles, so you should change their willful bad habits.

Pay attention to the age characteristics of children and improve cooking techniques to cultivate their interest in food. For example, when young children eat vegetables, they should be cut short to make them easier to chew. For tofu, radish and other foods that lack freshness, pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables and pay attention to the taste of the dishes. That is, pay attention to comprehensive nutrition and diversity to arouse children's curiosity and stimulate their appetite.

According to the thinking characteristics of children, use educational methods with actions and images to induce children to understand the benefits of eating various foods in order to change their picky eating habits. For example, some boys want to be high jumpers, and parents can persuade them by saying: "Eat well, eat a variety of vegetables, so that you can grow tall, strong, and jump high." Children can also watch popular science TV and movies to understand the nutrition of food in order to change their attitude towards food.

Parents should create a good eating atmosphere for their children when they are eating. They should not criticize their children for being picky eaters or force food into their mouths. This will make children develop a fear or rebellious mentality about eating, which will aggravate the phenomenon of picky eating. Parents should encourage and praise their children more.