Children are picky eaters, what should parents do?

School-age children are not eating well and are picky eaters are a common problem

The causes of picky eating in school-age children are closely related to

On the other hand, the reason why school-age children are picky eaters is also inseparable from the influence of

Parents in school-age children during the meal time, will also have a certain hint of school-age children's eating behavior, parental prompts can increase the likelihood of school-age children eating this food, excessive interference will have a negative effect on the school-age children's diet, thereby reducing their preference for certain foods, and causing a decline in diet quality; If the school-age child is criticized by the parents during the meal, the mood is not good, the sympathetic nerve is excited, resulting in vasoconstriction, the blood flow of the gastric mucosa is significantly reduced, so the gastric juice is also reduced, and finally affects the appetite and food intake, digestion and absorption; Many parents also often use food as a means of reward or punishment, and the consumption of food for non-nutritive purposes often affects children's likes and dislikes

Picky eating will affect the nutrient intake of school-age children, which is not conducive to the normal growth and development of school-age children, will cause malnutrition, anemia and vitamin deficiency, and is also easy to accompany other behavioral problems

Specifically, the diet should not be single, but should adjust the diet, increase the diversity of food, improve the acceptance of food by school-age children, and avoid monotonous recipes

Feeding should be carried out for school-age children

When school-age children who are picky eaters have made progress, parents should give oral praise and encouragement to the good eating behavior of school-age children in time to stimulate the motivation for

Let school-age children recognize and try to eat a variety of foods, avoid forming food preferences, and especially like to eat certain foods, but not other foods

In addition to correcting the picky eating behavior of school-age children, parents must first do a good job as an example for school-age children, not picky eating, not wasting food, in order to help school-age children form healthy eating concepts and behaviors through words and deeds