Most children in small classes are fed by their parents before they go to kindergarten, so they have developed bad eating habits such as picky eaters, partial eclipse, and playing while eating. After entering the kindergarten, there will be various dining problems. Therefore, it is extremely important to cultivate children's good eating habits. The methods are as follows:
First, pre-meal induction method
According to the characteristics of children in small classes who like to imitate, we use the collective atmosphere to render and emotional contagion to set an example for them. Before eating, the teacher consciously sniffed and exaggerated: "Wow, today's food is really delicious, look! And fried pork slices with fungus, how fragrant! Rich in nutrition, it must be delicious. " The teacher's warm and friendly tone aroused the children's appetite, so that the children also learned my "greedy" style and began to eat. Some children in the class don't like vegetables, so I took a doll "Little Goat" to help, and said in the tone of "Little Goat": "Hey, there are dishes I like to eat today. Vegetables are rich in nutrition and can make me grow great. I want to eat, I want to eat! " When the children saw the little goat trying to grab their food, they got excited at once. Everyone lowers their heads to eat food, which is delicious and fast. At the same time, we can also use the characteristics of children's love to imitate animated characters to tell them what kind of food is loved by which animated character, so that children can also love to eat this kind of food. For example, when eating spinach soup, some children don't like spinach, so I asked a few questions to encourage them, such as, "Have children read Popeye's cartoons?" The children all said they had seen it, and then I asked, "So what's Popeye's favorite food?" Many children immediately said spinach. I said, "Yes, Popeye will become magical after eating spinach. He can accomplish many things that he could not have done. After eating spinach, he can fly into the sky and become a spaceship for children to play in the sky. " After listening to my words, the children's hearts beat. I will guide the children to understand that spinach soup is delicious and nutritious, and the children can't wait to eat it. This spinach soup is an unprecedented bestseller. For example, eating tomatoes, the teacher can say that Tian Yanniu loves tomatoes, and her strength will increase after eating tomatoes. Mermaids love kelp, which is why they look so good. Using children's psychology of watching cartoons and imitating animated characters, children are encouraged to eat all kinds of food, so as to ensure the balanced nutrition of children's food, and the effect is very good.
Second, fill in less and add more, and gradually increase the amount.
Children in small classes always have a mentality that they can't eat. No matter how much rice they have, they want to eat the rest. Therefore, in order to improve children's enthusiasm for eating, teachers can deliberately not fill too much and too full when giving children meals, and leave some dishes and meals to finish. Eating too much at a time will make children feel scared, and facing too many full meals will increase their psychological burden and produce fear of difficulties. And children are very interested in filling rice and adding rice. Every time they add rice, they will be very proud and increase their confidence. Therefore, when I add meals to my children, I always deliberately don't add too much or too much, and encourage them to add them after eating. This will neither reduce appetite nor make children feel afraid of eating. Some children are picky eaters, and it is difficult for them to change at once. For such children, the method of "gradually increasing the amount" can be adopted. Some children don't eat green vegetables, so they start to give him less food, and then gradually increase it, so that he can gradually adapt. The teacher encouraged him in time: "You are great today! A little more! " "Today, you learned to eat carrots. It's amazing. " With the teacher's repeated encouragement, it can arouse children's appetite and help them get rid of picky eaters gradually.
Third, the seating arrangement method
When the teacher arranges the dining position, he can consciously arrange the fast-eating and slow-eating children to eat together in each group, and the well-behaved children and the slow-eating children are arranged together, driven by the role models around him. When eating, children like to compare, others eat fast, and they feel backward, so they will have a sense of competition, which can increase their initiative in eating. Peer role models can attract children's attention and stimulate their interest in imitation. When eating, teachers should set a positive example for children. Take children who are not picky about food, bite by bite, chew slowly as a typical example, and educate other children to actively adjust their bad behavior.
Fourth, the law of praise and reward
Every child likes and wants to be praised by the teacher. Praise is a great psychological identity for children. When children make progress in some aspects, teachers give timely affirmation and encouragement, which can effectively stimulate children's positive emotions and further consolidate existing good habits and skills. In the process of eating, teachers encourage children's good behavior, even a little progress, such as giving children a small red flower, a five-pointed star, a small sticker or a kind smile, a kind hug and other spiritual rewards, can mobilize children's enthusiasm and promote the consolidation of children's good behavior. At the same time, carry out the "who is the best" activity. The teacher used a self-made form to divide the children's eating performance into several aspects (no picky eaters, no partial eclipse, slow eating, three clean habits, and eating on time), made this form into a little angel model and posted it on the wall. According to the children's eating performance, put a five-pointed star under their corresponding photos. A month later, let's see who gets the most five-pointed stars. In a few months, the child who won the most awards will appear on the list of "stars of the month"
When children have finished eating, teachers can also organize children to have after-dinner activities. In order to cultivate children's good eating habits and hygiene habits, teachers can instruct children to clean up the food residues on the dining table and bowls after meals, pour them in designated places, gently put the bowls in a fixed position, and develop the good habit of gargling and wiping their mouths with towels after meals, telling children that gargling and wiping their mouths after meals can not only protect their teeth, but also develop the good habit of neatness.
V. Family Synchronization Law
It is not enough to rely on kindergarten education alone. We must rely on the strength of the family to synchronize the family and educate the children's diet together to get the expected results. Parents' living habits directly affect the establishment of children's eating habits. We use various channels, such as parents' bulletin boards, short messages, telephone calls and class websites. This paper introduces the common problems of children eating in the garden and the serious consequences of partial eclipse and picky eaters on children, so as to attract parents' attention. And often communicate with individual parents of children with bad eating habits to find out the reasons, acquire knowledge and seek solutions. Parents are required to set an example at home and be cautious in words and deeds to help their children improve their bad eating habits. Teachers timely feedback the children's performance in the park to parents, asking parents to tell the teacher truthfully about their children's situation at home, so that the two sides can cooperate with each other and actively teach their children to establish good eating habits in a harmonious environment. After a semester of training, the eating habits of small class children will be improved obviously. Most children can eat independently, and most children can consciously finish a meal and keep the table, floor and themselves clean and tidy. Children's picky eaters and partial eclipse will be significantly reduced, and their self-management ability and self-service ability will be improved to a certain extent. Children will gradually learn to cherish the labor of others, the phenomenon of knocking over bowls and dropping spoons will gradually decrease, and teachers will really change from inviting me to dinner.
It is impossible for children to develop good eating habits overnight. As long as all aspects work hard, children can develop good eating habits.