What to do if your child has anorexia or picky eating

Children's anorexia and picky eating are things that must be taken seriously. We should not allow them to develop because of spoiling them, because children's anorexia and picky eating are very harmful to the children themselves. Parents should cultivate good eating habits for their children from an early age. Reasonable dietary combinations can make children's bodies healthier. If children suffer from anorexia and picky eating for a long time, they may become too obese or have developmental delays.

1. When your baby is picky about food, don’t get straight to the point and force him to eat. Instead, take a detour and use some comparative strategies to increase the fun of eating and help your baby get rid of the feeling of aversion to eating. For example, serve the baby some rice, and then say something seemingly irrelevant to him: "This rice looks so good, guess how it is made? Does this carrot look like a round sun? Do you want to eat the sun into your stomach and drive away the bugs in your stomach?" If the mother can skillfully shift the topic to something other than "eating", the baby will find joy in this relaxing dining activity and will slowly fall in love with eating.

2. Adopt appropriate game "tactics". Playing games based on your baby's preferences is one of the best ways to increase his intimacy with food. Assuming your baby has watched the Popeye cartoon, you can use Popeye to encourage your baby to eat more food. "Popeye has no strength now, he wants to eat spinach. Come on, Popeye, take a bite of this red spinach (carrot) first! Then take a bite of this green spinach (bok choy)!" Once eating is associated with his favorite cartoon characters, his enthusiasm will naturally come. Mom can also continue to make up stories based on the different “contents” in the food. Assuming your baby likes to play war games, you can make up a war eating game with your baby: "This piece of meat is the enemy's commander-in-chief, let's eliminate him first. This piece of potato is the enemy's chief of staff, let's eliminate him then... Okay, now it's time to destroy the enemy's lair - drink up all the soup! We are about to defeat the enemy and win!" In order to win, the baby will quickly get into the meal. It should be noted that the games should be changed frequently according to the baby's interests, and new and interesting elements should be added at any time to prevent the baby from getting bored quickly. Also, games must revolve around eating. Never tempt your baby by letting him eat while playing with toys, as this will instead help him develop bad eating habits.

In life, parents must pay attention to observe the changes in their children. In many cases, children have anorexia and picky eating because of the lack of zinc in their bodies. Timely supplementation of zinc and other trace elements can effectively improve this phenomenon. If the child's gastrointestinal tract is abnormal, there will also be anorexia and picky eating. Parents should regulate their children's gastrointestinal tract in time.