What should I do if my 8-year-old child refuses to eat?

Parents attach great importance to children's diet, because the quality of diet is related to the growth and development of children. Therefore, preparing meals with high nutritional value is a must for parents. However, it is not enough to just make the meals delicious, because most children will suffer from anorexia and picky eating problems, which makes parents very worried. For example, what should you do if an 8-year-old child refuses to eat? Let’s take a look at the explanation below.

Many parents complain that their children do not like to eat and that it takes a lot of time to feed them. At this time, parents should be careful. The child’s diet has a lot to do with the guidance of the parents. Do not use coercive behavior to force the child to eat. The best way is to guide the child to develop good eating habits. , you can correct your child’s eating problems by starting with the following:

1. Arrange meals reasonably, eat on time, and ensure hygiene; lead a regular life, get enough sleep, and have regular bowel movements; have comprehensive nutrition, eat more whole grains, fruits and vegetables, limit snacks and sweets, and drink less beverages, especially cold drinks.

2. Improve the eating environment, set a fixed place for eating, and try not to talk about things unrelated to eating so that children can concentrate on eating.

3. Strengthen mental care and maintain a good mood. Do not hit, scold, threaten or punish your child, so as not to cause the child to become disgusted and lose his or her appetite. Also avoid paying too much attention to your child's eating behavior, such as "chasing and feeding"; do not indulge your child when he or she deliberately refuses to eat.

4. Strengthen physical exercise, especially oxygen-consuming exercises such as running and swimming.

5. Do not take medicine blindly and do not abuse health care products. You can take Chinese and Western medicines to regulate the spleen and stomach and promote digestion and absorption under the guidance of a doctor.

6. Parents should set a good example for their children by not being picky about food.

[Pre-meal snacks, firmly opposed]

Some children eat and drink a lot of high-calorie snacks, such as chocolate, candy, etc., or drink a lot of beverages between meals every day. This will not only make the sugar content in the blood too high, but also produce a feeling of fullness, and thus no feeling of hunger. Therefore, when it is time for dinner, he has no appetite at all, and afterwards he has to eat snacks to fill his hunger, thus forming a vicious circle.