REASONS WHY YOUR CHILD IS PICKY-
EATING AND HOW TO STOP PICKY
EATING IN YOUR CHILD
Oh! my 4-year old won't eat? Have you been battling with
fussy or picky eating?
In this postyou'll understand the possible causes and how
to permanently stop picky eating.his post is for Mothers
and aspiring ones.
Does your child pick on food, shows little interest in eating?
Or you.have a.picky eaterre’s every reson for you to be
disturbed about that, mum.
The number of parents having to deal with picky eating is
becoming uncomfortable these days. Women often
complain of Children ,who, refuse to eat foods at stages
where they are supposed to, for normal growth and
functioning of the body.
Often, Picky Eating or eating very little by children can be
stimulated by a various number of factors:
1.Neophobia :Isa Marrs, a pathologist and mother said that
children have tendency of being more repulsive to new
foods usually in their eighteenth month and if handled
carefully can e corrected.
2.Sensitive Taste buds
Some children have very sensitive taste buds that react
sharply to bitter taste thann other children. It is therefore
important to watch your child’s reactions during feeding to
know your next line of ation.
3.Food Allergy
Some children tend to be allergic to some types of food
than others. Your child can even have a narrow choice of
fiods and neglect others. They may eat a lot of these favs
and neglect others, but your responsibility is to help them
mix their food well.You’ll get to know how soon.
4.Unhealthy motivation
Children tend to emulate what they see around them.
Parents, guardians and nannies tend to show them most
things they display unknowingly. Hence, for the sake of
your child, try to eat those foods they appear to dislike.
Teach your child to like all types of foods.
That they dislike a particular type of food at first taste des
not mean it cannot be thei favourite.
5. Eating Disorders
Studies have shown that between 25%-40% of children
have eating disorders and 80% of special needs children
have feeding disorders.
Constipation is fast becoming a source of influence to
children’s decisions on eating.
Sick children also have reduced appetite for eating. So, be
sure of what is actually wrong before prescribing meals.
So, teach them to mix a lot of food well. HOW?
1.You can include these diets into your family meal plan
and take it together as a family. It serves as an
encouragement when both dad and mum are eating the
same thing to kids.
They’ll love to taste what their parents are eating. There
have been lots of testimonies from this method.
2.Break Large meals into small units
This is a point where most nutritionists disagree about
what is right and what is not. Some believe that breaking
meals can make a picky eater in the long run while this
technique has helped a lot of kids improve on their feeding.
Children need to eat or get refreshed regularly, somme
hourly, or 3 hours basis.
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