Find out why your child doesn’t have an appetite and how you can help him.
When we are children, there is always food that we do not like, or it is difficult for us to eat. Normally we like food as we grow. However, there are children who are more? Picky? than others, but it can be due to different factors.
In the first place, some foods tend to fall heavily on little ones. It is necessary to differentiate if the lack of appetite is due to a health problem or a bad eating habit.
Bad eating habits are formed by different factors: eating late, eating sweets before eating or lack of craving for the food served. In order for your little one to make good habits, you must arm yourself with patience and avoid physical punishments such as leaving him without eating, giving him rewards if he eats everything or threatening him since he will see food as punishment.
It is important to give varied foods to a child without appetite. This will allow you to discover different flavors and gradually combat your lack of appetite. In addition, these must be of quality so that you do not run the risk of losing weight and height.
You can help him creatively: present his food in fun shapes and on colorful plates. This way you will relate the mealtime with a pleasant and fun moment.
Give him a light breakfast, fruit juice or milk. Fish is regularly included in the food, as it is nutritious and easily digestible. We recommend steaks to avoid bones.
It also prevents heavy dining, thus preventing poor digestion. Cereals are ideal for little ones.
Don’t ask your child to finish the whole plate. Sometimes we believe that quantity equals quality. Many times the little ones are satisfied more quickly and forcing him to eat could bring other problems such as being overweight.
Remember that it is very important to establish schedules for meal times, thus avoiding sedentary lifestyle. And above all: try to make these moments familiar. Have a nice chat while you eat and pay attention to what they say.
Make mealtime a pleasant time, so your little one will grow up healthy and happy.