Do these 9 ways immediately if parents want to "eliminate" anorexia for their children

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Taking care of and raising a healthy and comprehensively developed child is the wish of all parents. However, not all parents are "at ease" when raising children. Especially, for children who are anorexic, it makes parents worry and headache. If parents find their child anorexic, do not ignore this article.
Video content is professionally consulted by MSc. Dr. Pham Lan Huong - Children's Center - Vinmec Times City General Hospital

1. Anorexia is a common condition in young children

Parents also know that anorexia in children has many causes such as psychological, pathological, genetic, nutritional deficiencies, or living environment ... However, although the cause has not been determined yet. If children are anorexic, parents also need to pay attention if they see the following signs:
The child cries or tries to disturb you when you serve the food. The child does not eat some foods or does not eat all foods. Hold food in your mouth for a long time, refuse to chew or swallow. Eat less than usual. The duration of each meal is usually long. Don't worry too much, parents try the ways below to "turn" your anorexia right away.

2. 9 ways to help parents overcome their children's anorexia

2.1 Don't force your child to eat when he doesn't want to. Measures such as threats, punishments, scolding, even beatings all make the child's anorexia worse and worse. If you want to practice introducing new foods to your baby, try offering them for breakfast. This is the time when your baby is most hungry and may be ready to try a new food. When your baby is ready to eat, you can move the dish to the lunch or dinner menu and make another new dish for the next breakfast.
2.2 Create menus with variety. Food and meal presentation are beautiful to stimulate the child's appetite. Let your child choose what they like to eat and encourage them to eat all the dishes on the table, even if it's just a little bit of each.
2. 3. Always feed children on time Parents need to feed and feed children with the family (if possible). Most children like to imitate the actions of others, so be an example for your child, practice eating on time, set rules for your child not to arbitrarily eat anything until it is time to eat and inform them. Tell your baby that it's time to eat 10-15 minutes in advance.

2. 4. Divide your child's daily meal into small meals Do not force children to eat too much food in one meal, instead you should divide your child's meals during the day and little by little. This way, your baby's eating will become lighter.
2.5. Give your child a snack with healthy foods. The foods that parents should increase their children's eating during this period are: yogurt, fruit, less sweet cakes... but should stay away from the main meal.
2. 6. Don't give your child too much water first. Do not give your child a lot of water before and during meals, even if the drinks are milk or juice, because the child will feel full and no longer interested in eating. .
2.7. Encourage children to go to the kitchen with their mother Letting children do simple tasks such as picking up vegetables, setting the table is also a way to stimulate children to want to eat the dishes that they have helped cook.
2. 8. Make sure the food is full of nutrients Nutrition for children needs to ensure enough 4 food groups: Protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. Nutritional vitamins and minerals such as vitamins A, B, C, selenium zinc, calcium, lysine ... can also stimulate children's appetite. In particular, zinc has the role of strengthening the immune system, increasing protein absorption, improving the digestive system, stimulating taste buds to help children have appetite. Foods that contain zinc are beef, chicken, fish and many dark green vegetables that parents can easily add to their children's daily menu. In addition, you need to pay attention to some of the following issues to stimulate your child's appetite:
Do not allow your child to use phones, toys, read books/read comics, watch TV or use other technology devices in the classroom. when eat. Do not give a reward to entice the child to eat to avoid psychological development because the child should eat the reward, not because the child likes that food or it is good for health. 2. 9. Give your child enough exercise Encourage your baby to be active every day such as walking, skipping rope, playing catch, kicking soccer... Children who move a lot will consume energy, so they will feel hungry. , eat better and have better health.
In addition to a reasonable diet, parents can consider adding complementary foods to their children to help them eat better, strengthen their resistance, and develop comprehensively. However, the improvement of the symptoms of anorexia children can take place for a long time, so it is recommended that parents be calm and persistent when supplementing with nutrients, even through eating or functional foods. In particular, the use of functional foods should choose those of natural origin that are easily absorbed, do not allow children to use many types at the same time or continuously change the types of functional foods.
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