How should children eat sucking? What measures to improve?

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This article is expertly consulted by Master, Doctor Ngo Thi Oanh - Pediatrician - Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Ha Long International General Hospital.

1. The reason why babies often eat suckers

There are many reasons that lead to a toddler eating. Parents need to find out the reason why the baby often eats sucking to have a reasonable treatment, if necessary, they should take the child to see a doctor for advice and treatment. The causes of children sucking include:
Children suffering from uncomfortable diseases that make it difficult for them to swallow, painful swallowing... such as gastrointestinal diseases that limit the absorption of nutrients by children This leads to the baby being tired and not wanting to eat. Processed food is not suitable for the age as well as the baby's preferences and teeth... making the baby lazy to swallow. Because babies are eating pureed food for too long, it leads to the formation of lazy chewing habits in children. When the baby refuses to chew, the digestive enzymes will not be stimulated enough to make the child lose his appetite and suck on food. Because the baby doesn't eat some special foods, but parents don't know, they still feed the baby regularly, leading to the baby's sucking situation.

2. How to treat children sucking

What to do with sucking children is a concern of many parents who have small children or suckers. Here are some tips from nutrition experts on how to treat a sucking child to help parents dispel the worry of how their child eats or sucks.
First, parents should review the way food is prepared to see if it is suitable for the teeth and age of the child and regularly change dishes to stimulate the child's appetite. Besides, parents need to avoid depending on the age of the child. It is convenient for your child to take too many supplements or herbs because if you use them in inappropriate doses, it will often have a counterproductive effect. Initially, when feeding children, parents should puree, slightly liquid, and then gradually practice giving thick foods, then switch to eating rice. While eating, parents should praise and encourage and encourage children. In case the children focus on watching TV, forget to chew and swallow, parents must turn off the TV so that the child will pay more attention to eating and drinking, as well as should not feed and walk the baby at the same time. In addition, parents should also practice for children to eat by themselves because then the children will chew and swallow easier. Parents should not force children to eat in one meal because many children who have eaten their stomach will start to be lazy to chew. Instead of forcing children to eat a meal, parents should divide them into many small meals so that the child feels more comfortable. In case the child's condition lasts for a long time, parents need to take the child to the hospital for a nutritionist to examine and advise on a suitable diet for the baby.

Parents can also let the baby eat with the family because the baby learns and imitates adults very quickly. Therefore, parents should arrange for the child to eat with the family instead of letting the child eat alone. In the case of children with prolonged anorexia, malabsorption and growth retardation, parents should supplement children with supportive products containing lysine, essential micro-minerals and vitamins such as zinc, chromium, selenium, and B vitamins to help meet the nutritional needs of children. At the same time, these essential vitamins also support digestion, enhance nutrient absorption, help improve anorexia, and help children eat well. Parents can simultaneously apply dietary supplements and functional foods derived from nature for easy absorption. The most important thing is that improving your baby's symptoms often takes a long time. The combination of many types of functional foods at the same time or continuously changing many types in a short time can cause the baby's digestive system not to adapt and completely not good. Therefore, parents must be really patient with their children and regularly visit the website vimec.com to update useful baby care information.