If the child is naughty at dinner
Of course, many mothers are familiar with the situation when the child is naughty at dinner (at dinner, breakfast). By the way, psychologists say that such behavior of the child at the table is inevitable and sooner or later the process of food intake turns into a real battle. What if the child does not want to eat?
The main thing is to remain calm, no matter how difficult it is to do it! At a certain age, when the child beginsto realize their "I" (somewhere in 2-4 years), the formation of his personality and character begins. Demonstrate the surrounding people their disposition and their importance to the child in a simple and accessible way for him - to give up eating. He perfectly sees how it frustrates parents or how they are ready to fulfill any whims for a spoon of porridge. The child learns to manipulate parents. Therefore, the more emotionally parents react to such behavior at the table, the more difficult it becomes to feed the child.
What can cause whims during eating?
Strangely enough, sometimes parents themselves involuntarilypush their child to refuse lunch. If your child between meals snacking chocolate bars and chips with soda, is it any wonder? Although if you are very rarely give a "harmful" goodies a child, he may feel deprived and unloved. Because he sees - other children eat these delicacies.
If one parent strictly enforces the childthere is something that, in his opinion, is not tasty, but at the same time another - generously treats a sweet pie, then the child will be capricious at the table even more. Adult family members should agree among themselves and maintain the authority of the child's parents.
Many mothers are frightened if the child refuseseat and panic. They are ready to offer the baby more and more new dishes, fulfill any wish. You can not let a child sit on your head, it will be extremely difficult to wean it from it.
Sometimes in the child's unwillingness to eat just an unappetizing appearance is to blame cooked food. Try to make dishes appetizing and you will see how the attitude of the child will change to them.
The child, although not always understands, but feels what is happening in the family. If all adults are irritated and nervous, then in such a situation and the appetite of the baby disappears.
How can I still feed the child?
Unfortunately, your assurances that if he does notwill eat, it will not grow or something like that, the child will not work. Because of his so little more life experience, he just does not understand you. Therefore, we must try to find a different approach.
Making a child is useless. The more you insist, the more herefuses, mostly from pure stubbornness. Step back, but declare to the little one that now he waits - he will not get anything until supper. Hunger, as is known, is not an aunt and will soon take its own.
One and the same dish can be prepared and served in different ways. Let the milk porridge become "Carlson's porridge", add a little jam to it. Be creative, interest the child.
Everyone likes it when they appreciate their efforts. Offer your child to help you withby preparing a dinner, for example, let him brush the egg or stir the soup with a spoon. He will be very proud when, sitting down at the table, he will inform everyone that he helped to cook. And he ate everything he had "prepared"!
Imitating adults, children learn and know the world. Call at the dinner table the whole family, friends or neighbors with a good appetite. The baby will inevitably "catch" their example and will begin to weave for both cheeks!
Do you like the monotonous food? No? Surely, and your child, too. In addition, that a variety of food is simply necessary for the development of the child's body, the same dish can get bored, even if it's a favorite. Vegetables, fruits, sour-milk products, cereals, meat and fish dishes - let your baby's diet be full.
It is better not to give in the intervals between eating sweets or snacks to a child. This, of course, will spoil his appetite. If the child really had time to get hungry, it would be more useful to have an apple or a banana, an acidic mors. In this case, the child will be fed to the main meal and at the same time will keep the appetite.
Have you noticed how in the wild nature of "hurray" eaten even the most unloved dishes? Fresh air, a walk excite appetite,so before dinner, go with the baby for a walk, let him run, jump, play with the ball. The child will be healthy hungry and without caprices will eat everything that you put to him on the plate!
