What to do if children have anorexia and picky eating

Some children with anorexia and picky eating often suffer from low immunity and are very prone to colds and fevers. Severe cases directly affect their physical and intellectual development. Some parents are very helpless because there is usually only one child in the family. Although they want to help their children change some bad eating habits, they don’t know where to start. What should we do if children have anorexia or picky eating habits? Here we will introduce you to some small methods:

1. Put more effort into the diversity, variety and reasonable combination of food varieties, the quality of cooking including color, aroma, taste and shape, and the selection of tableware, so that children can maintain a strong appetite when eating and enjoy every meal.

2. Parents should "set an example" by not being picky eaters, or at least try not to show picky eaters in front of their children to prevent improper guidance of their children; avoid criticizing and scolding children when they are eating, which may make them unhappy and affect their appetite; serve children small amounts of rice and encourage them to eat multiple times to increase their confidence in eating; if a child is not in the mood to eat and has not eaten completely, parents would rather let him eat more later than force him to eat; take good care of the diet of sick children.

3. Control the amount and frequency of snacks for children. The snacks they eat should be of both fine and simple types, such as raw vegetables, fruits, etc.

4. Teach children relevant knowledge and principles in a form that is convenient for them and they are willing to accept. When children eat in kindergarten, you can conduct some evaluations and competitions on diet, and use their competitive spirit to prevent and correct picky eating.

Hidden harms are not easily noticed by parents. Mild nutritional deficiencies and imbalances in picky eating babies, especially the impact of the baby's stubborn picky eating behavior and the mother's anxious feeding behavior on the baby's mental health, will bring potential risks to the baby's long-term healthy growth.

When children are eating, it is important to create a good eating environment. Do not force them to eat when they are throwing tantrums or crying, as this is very bad for their stomachs. There should not be too many types of food in each meal, as this will make it easy for children to only pick the food they like. As children grow up day by day, their comprehension ability will also improve. We can tell children about the dangers of anorexia and picky eating.