What to do if your two-year-old baby refuses to eat

Two-year-old babies don’t like to eat, which has always been a headache for mothers. Parents who don’t like to eat have tried all kinds of methods and tried their best to cater to the baby’s taste, but they can’t change the fact that the baby doesn’t like to eat. Let’s learn how to solve the problem of babies not liking to eat. I hope every parent can find the answer from the following content.

1. Start with habits

Based on the actual situation, formulate relevant measures: cultivate the habit of children going to bed and getting up on time; encourage children to actively participate in exercise and various game activities to ensure that children have a good mood; control snacks, strictly adhere to three meals a day and two points, and never let children eat snacks at will; combine encouragement with example. . Starvation method. If all the above methods have been implemented and the child is in good health, but still does not want to eat, it means that he is not really hungry. There is no need to force him. You may let him leave the dining table, play with building blocks, read picture books, etc. Then he will be able to enjoy the next meal.

2. Change the method to stimulate appetite

Talk about some of the dangers of not eating, such as not eating well will lead to poor health, and poor health will reduce resistance and cause illness. When you are sick, you need to see a doctor, get injections and take medicine. Children get scared when they hear about injections, so naturally they will eat well. Positive encouragement method. If your child is anorexic or picky about food, you can use the behaviors of the people your child admires or likes the most to stimulate his or her appetite. For example: "You like police officers. Do you want to be a policeman? Eat well and stay healthy so that you can become a policeman when you grow up." If the child wants to be a policeman, he will eat smoothly. Induced selection method. Children are young and can be easily misled by adults. If children don’t like to eat something such as eggs, and you ask them, “Do you eat eggs?” most of them will answer “No”. If you ask, "Eggs are very nutritious. Children will grow taller if they eat them. Do you want to eat one or two?" The child will immediately say, "One."

For example, when eating celery, you can use "The cannon is coming! Boom, the cannonball explodes in the baby's mouth!" to lure the child to open his mouth and eat the celery as if it were a cannonball. After he finishes eating, you can praise him and encourage him to eat more next time. , improve cooking methods. To create a dining scene, kindergartens should train nutritionists and let them learn more about cooking techniques so that they can make things that children are reluctant to eat look, smell and taste good. This will make children want to eat it as soon as they smell it and like it at the first sight. Giving children a feeling that the food is delicious will make them unable to resist the temptation and eat it even if they don’t like it. In addition, it is important to choose ingredients when cooking. Rice cooked from good rice is crystal clear and fragrant, which can easily arouse children's appetite. Choose fresh vegetables, which are not only nutritious but also easy to cook into delicious, fragrant and complete dishes.

3. Give your child some restraint

If a child refuses to eat well, it is not okay to just leave her alone, nor is it okay to feed her. Practice has shown that a little bit of coercion is helpful for these young children. The solution is to set a time limit. During lunch and dinner, after the meal, there are cartoon VCDs that the children like to watch. The children are required to finish their meals 5 minutes before the VCD starts, otherwise they cannot watch it. In order to watch their favorite cartoons, children usually finish their meals on time. Sometimes, if there are no cartoons, they will use a toy or book she likes. She is willing to cooperate for the sake of her favorite things. Since this method is compulsory, law enforcement must be strict. When there is no reason to argue, it is appropriate to let children be subject to some constraints.

4. Appropriate control and increased interest

It is recommended to give children appropriate snacks. Excessive snacks will affect children's appetite. We have summarized three "appropriate" snacks, namely, the variety of snacks should be appropriate, the time of consumption should be appropriate, fried foods such as shrimp strips and potato chips should be bought as little as possible to let children taste the flavor, and foods such as chocolate, yogurt and seaweed should be avoided.

The above is the solution to the problem of a two-year-old baby not wanting to eat. Regarding the phenomenon that the child does not like to eat, the mother should not only consider whether there is a problem with the child’s digestive system, but also need to review whether the child has a picky eating habit. If the child does not like the food, the baby will not like to eat.