Poor appetite of the child. What to do?

Bad appetite of a child? The kid refuses to eat anything that you have not prepared for him with great diligence? If you have lost your hands and you do not know what to do in this situation - this article is just for you, follow the advice given in it, and the problem will probably be solved soon. First of all, parents should take into account that the child's good appetite is pawned from the time of infancy. And the way the parents began to inject the baby with lures, how the child moved to the adult table, the good attitude to the food of the grown up child also largely depends.

Very often you can meet Mom, worried that her baby has a bad appetite. Usually, threats and persuasion come into play. Someone tries to "entertain" the baby when feeding, arranging almost the whole concert. The child, of course, does not remain in debt and seeks to escape from the food imposed on him. And so, over and over again the procedure of feeding the baby turns into a contest of cunning, nerves and stubbornness.

Poor appetite in a child can be for various reasons. Let us consider them in more detail.

1. Absence of a feeding regimen. In the event that the family is not accustomed to eat constantly at one time and in full, do not wait for a good appetite and the child.
2. A kid just might not like a dish that is offered to him.
3. The more sweets the baby eats in breaks between feedings, the more difficult it will be for you to force him to eat a vegetable dish or a bowl of soup.
4. The crumb may simply not like the appearance of the proposed dish - in this case, the kid may even refuse to try it.
5. Diseases of the baby. Poor appetite in the baby can be with a cold, cold, otitis and any other illness, as all the strength of the child's body is spent on fighting the disease. In this case, do not push the baby forcibly by force. When the child heals, it will catch up.
6. Many babies have become recently meteozavisimymi, that is, poor appetite in a child may be the result of bad weather.
7. Stresses, emotional experiences, fatigue, a frustrated state - at such moments your attention, first of all, should focus on the state of your child, and not on the amount of food eaten by him at dinner, because at that time he is not up to food at all.

But still, for whatever reason there would be a poor appetite for an infant, the only thing that remains unchanged is that neither threats nor persuasion will help. Yes, maybe you can once gain the upper hand, only the more severe will the resistance of the baby with the next feeding. Do you really want to turn communication with the child into daily battles? Take into account, it's far from the fact that such wars around his plate will not affect the psyche of the baby. After all, remember, you, certainly, know and adult people, categorically refuse to eat some dishes, remembering for life, how they were fed at the table in their childhood. In the end, understand that such fuss around the plate can affect your relationship with your baby.

Remember - no healthy baby did not starve himself at the full plate. And no animal is worried because of the poor appetite of the cubs. And only people for some reason from the half-eaten food create a tragedy. Yes, of course, it is offensive when cooked with such love food remains almost untouched. But is it possible to show concern for the baby only by cooking some complicated dishes for him? Give your maloezhke a fruit or sandwich with cheese (after all, bread is the same porridge, just hard). This does not affect the health of the child, and you, too, will not be so hurt for your time wasted.

By the way, most often the experience of parents about the fact that their child does not eat well, does not have any real grounds for themselves. Pay attention to how often the snack bites between the main feeds or intercepts cookies, chips, candies, fruit, sweet soda water. Very high in calories and juices - they are also not recommended to be given between feedings, especially those who have problems with appetite. A few days carefully write down everything that your child eats - it is likely that you will find that he does not go hungry at all.

And finally, we give some recommendations on how to behave better when feeding a child to get rid of his poor appetite:

1. Do not feed! Never force a child to eat by force. Such practice discourages the desire to eat forever, and the interest in food will not recover for a long time.
2. Do not scold the child, do not inflate the atmosphere. Tell the child better that you love him. The tense atmosphere at the table had not yet improved one's appetite.
3. Do not entertain the kid at the table! A spoon for the mother-father-grandparent should be taboo for you. Let the child eat the food as much as he wants, and do not need to persuade him to eat more or try something that he does not want.
4. Praise the crumb even for a small, self-eaten piece.
5. If the baby says that he does not want to eat anymore, do not make a drama out of it. Calmly ask again, if the child is sure that he ate, remove his plate. And exclude any snacks before the next feeding!
6. The best remedy for poor appetite of the baby is the parental example - always eat with the child, and the same food that you and he offer. Just do it with great appetite. Then the child will try to follow your example, since it will be more interesting to eat.
7. Before a meal, arrange for a child to walk in the air. After all, nothing increases appetite, as spent actively on the street.
8. Often children eat with pleasure what they themselves helped to cook. It also happens that the child's interest in food arises even from such actions as help in serving the table.

If the baby is healthy, alert and active, do not worry that he is eating a little. And if you think that the poor appetite of a child is the cause of some health problems, then consult a doctor.

I wish that these tips helped your baby not to suffer from poor appetite and grow strong and healthy.