Many parents are familiar with the picture when a baby pushes a plate of cooked food, and if the mother begins to persuade him to eat at least one spoon, rolls the hysterics. Many parents are concerned about the child's lack of appetite, in addition, if the child does not gain weight.
Poor appetite of your child
If you do not know what to do, read these tips. After all, a good appetite is pawned from childhood. It all depends on how you injected baby food, how it was transferred to an adult table, and how the baby relates to food will depend.
Absence of a constant mode of feeding
If your family does not eat at full strength at the same time, then you do not need to wait for a good appetite.
Sweet snacks
If a child eats a lot of sweets between meals, it is more difficult to force him to eat a vegetable dish or a bowl of soup.
Diseases of the child
With colds, otitis, runny nose, teething and other diseases, the child's appetite is significantly reduced, because all the forces struggle with the disease. When a child is sick, do not force the baby to eat. He will recover and then he will be able to make up for everything. In the heat, the child often has an appetite and this is considered normal, so no need to take any measures.
Bad weather
Recently, many children have become weather-dependent and this can affect their appetite.
Stress and emotional experiences
In such periods, attention should be focused on the state of the child, and not on how much he ate at dinner.
Not happy with the situation
He wants to sit with his parents, and he continues to be fed separately. Or he is hampered by television. Do not be afraid to yield to the child, create him such conditions that he tried and loved food, "quirks" will pass, the appetite will remain.
It's not tasty
Often children after a year make demands for quality food. Do not cook fresh diet foods. Add to the meat and vegetables are not sharp sauces, seasonings, add the jam to the porridge. Try food before you feed your baby.
Incorrect food habits in the family
At the child food habits are formed on the sample of parents. If the daddy eats hamburgers, and the mother eats Narzan and green apples, it is unlikely that the child will demonstrate the correct attitude towards nutrition. Analyze your eating habits in the family. Maybe at first you need to eat systematically, diversely and in a balanced way, and then you can already accustom your child to this.
In many cases, children have poor appetite due to the fact that it consumes little energy and the body receives a small load. To change the situation, you need to change the mode of the child's day, add one more walk, a trip to the pool, gymnastics or active games.
How to help a child get rid of bad appetite?
Do not force a child to eat by force. This practice discourages interest in food, which will not be restored for a very long time. Let the child eat as much as he wants, you do not need to persuade to eat it more. It is necessary to help the child by his own example to get rid of bad appetite. Eat with the baby, the food you offer. Do it with an appetite. Sweet offer only for tea. For snacks, use dried fruits, nuts or fruit. Before a meal, walk with the baby on the street. Walking increases appetite.
These tips will help the child grow strong and healthy, and he will not suffer from loss of appetite.