With the advent of children, women begin to think about how to instill in him the right habits. The main condition for the health of the child is a healthy and varied diet.
Often children begin to act up and demand sweets instead of soup and hot dishes. Many parents succumb to the wishes of their children in order to avoid whims. In supermarkets and shops where there are a lot of colorful children’s products and toys, they force parents to make unnecessary purchases, throw tantrums. As a result, the child grows up demanding and capricious. To prevent this from happening, it is important to remember that it is the parent who is the main one in the family, and you should not indulge the child in all his whims. You need to be firm in your decisions, and in no case succumb to the whims of the baby.
It is very important to teach your child to eat at a certain time. Don’t let him watch TV or play on his phone or tablet while eating. If the child is small enough, his attention will be focused on cartoons or games, therefore, he will swallow food without realizing the onset of satiety. This can lead to significant weight gain and gastrointestinal problems.
To instill a love for any product in children, you need to include it in various dishes and serve it in various combinations. Over time, the child will get used to eating everything that is given to him. It is also necessary to explain the health benefits of vegetables, and of course, to show by example that it is delicious.
For young children, you can serve dishes in the form of various pictures. For example, from mashed potatoes on a plate you can depict a cloud, from vegetables – animals or flowers. Visual pictures are perceived by the child more vividly, so the process of eating will be exciting and interesting.
Some children refuse any food without explaining the reasons. No need to force them to eat everything on the plate. With their reproaches and demands, parents often cause the child to have attacks of disgust from food and a feeling of anger at the elders. It must be remembered that each person has their own taste preferences, which cannot always be changed.
The main rule for a parent is to try to feed your baby in a variety of ways, do not allow him to eat only sweets, call the child to help you cook, talk on pleasant topics at the table.
