What should I do if my 4-year-old child has a poor appetite?

Babies' appetite seems to decrease more easily than that of adults. They often say that they don't want to eat during meals. Even if their parents feed them to their mouths, they are unwilling to open their mouths to eat. Many parents feel upset and angry when encountering this problem, and don’t know what to do to improve their baby’s appetite again. Now the editor will give you some effective suggestions.

1. Optimize the eating environment. Create a pleasant eating environment for your baby and don't put too much pressure on his picky eating behavior. When eating, fix your baby's seat and don't let him walk around while eating, or play or watch TV while eating. It is much better to give your baby a small amount of food rather than a large bowl of food at once, which makes him feel overwhelmed before he eats. Create a pleasant dining environment for your baby, encourage your baby to eat with other babies, and prepare a fixed seat for your baby during meals to prevent your baby from eating and playing at the same time. These measures can increase your baby's appetite.

2. Eat light food with less oil. Since greasy food stays in the stomach for a longer time, it slows down gastrointestinal motility and affects appetite, while light food has the opposite effect. Therefore, parents should pay more attention to the cooking methods of food in summer and use as little oil as possible to reduce the burden on the baby's gastrointestinal digestion.

3. Add appropriate amount of vinegar. When your baby has a poor appetite, you can cook peanuts or soybeans with vinegar. According to relevant data, many babies like bean-shaped objects, and vinegar can stimulate appetite. So I believe that babies will love it if you feed them peanuts or soybeans cooked in vinegar. Use 1 tablespoon of vinegar and half a spoon of sugar and let your baby drink slowly. It can also treat your baby's loss of appetite.

Regarding the problem of babies not eating, the editor has listed several solutions. Parents may wish to try them out as soon as possible so that the baby's body can have enough nutrition. However, if there is still no improvement, parents should consider taking their children to the hospital for examination to see if there is a gastrointestinal disease.