Children's eating characteristics
Common eating problems in early childhood (1-3 years old) include appetite fluctuation and disinterest in eating. Parents should respect children's right to choose their own food, create a relaxed and happy eating atmosphere and cultivate good eating habits.
Choose your own food
Children have a strong desire to choose food, and adults should respect and allow them to choose their own food. Family members should keep a balanced diet to avoid having too much influence on children's food preferences.
Self-eating desire
In the early childhood, even in the late infancy, the desire for self-feeding has been shown. Adults should give them opportunities to promote the cultivation of children's eating skills. At this stage, children should be trained to break away from the bottle and eat with a spoon or chopsticks to promote the development of oral function.
Eating habits
Childhood is a critical period to develop good eating habits. Creating a relaxed and happy eating atmosphere is an important condition to promote appetite. Eating at a fixed time, place and quiet environment is the basic requirement of eating. Children's attention is easily distracted. If they play with toys and watch TV while eating, they will reduce their attention to food and reduce their food intake.
Meals and snacks
The dietary arrangement should be reasonable, with four meals (2 for milk and 2 for staple food) and two nutritious snacks, with an interval of about 4 hours each time. Parents should arrange recipes to ensure adequate energy and high-quality protein intake; And adjust according to the acceptance of young children. Nutritional snacks between meals should not affect the main meal.