Why are children not concentrating on eating?

Many children, especially those aged 3 to 7, often have this problem, which bothers their parents. Children are unwilling to eat and always need parents to chase them when they eat. Moreover, they stop eating after a few bites and hold the food in their mouths. They are very inattentive when eating. This will affect their growth and development. Today, I will teach you a few tips!

At the beginning, give him toys to play with during meals as usual, but at the same time, one or both parents can gently call him to distract him from the toys and feed him for a while before letting him eat by himself.

Then, during mealtimes, gradually reduce the child's exposure to toys and the number of toys to reduce his attention on the toys. At the same time, shorten the interval between feedings appropriately to increase his attention on meals and increase the number of times you call him softly. Shift his attention to his parents.

When the time comes for the child to eat, the child should not be given toys to play with. However, the parents should still feed the child in order to get more than 90% of the child's attention.

Transfer the focus to his parents and meals, until he can eat without having to search for "toys".

Implement a reward and punishment system, and tell your child that he can play with toys after meals. This will help develop his conditioned reflexes and psychological adaptability over time. Eventually, let him finish playing with his toys by himself after eating. If this habit is guided well, it can help children develop good habits when they grow up. This organization in doing things and regularity in life can increase your abilities and reduce the chances of getting sick.

These methods are all good ways that mothers can use to teach their children, and can help them gradually develop good eating habits. However, these methods must be persisted in to be effective. Another situation is that sometimes, the child may have some anorexia or ADHD, which is why such a situation occurs, and timely examination and treatment are required.