Health Action For Children

Feeding problems in children can be a very big upset to family life. Because of this parents are usually worried about the impact this may have on their children. Its important to state that this disorder has the ability to cause poor mental and physical development of a child. Proper nutrition can lead to enduring, good eating habit and the wellness of child. Therefore feeding problem is an important issue which need to be tackled if  a child is to live a good and healthy life.
Feeding problem
feeding problems include but is not restricted to the following.;
insistence on a particular meal while rejecting other food
total refusal to eat or eating insufficient quantity of food.
Lose of appetite on seeing either of the parents leaving the house.
Solutions
some useful tips which may enable parents handle this problems are listed below:
parents should not force their children to take in meals which they do not like, as this reduces their appetite.
Eating in between meals could be helpful to a child.
When a child feeds poorly offer to him less of that food as the child may likely ask for more.
Encourage the child to feed by itself, while leaving for a while. When back do not scold the child no matter the outcome instead put on a smile.
Prevent children from watching TV while eating as this could lead to loss in concentration.
Fat children should be offered less fatty food which they like frequently . Ensure family fighting do not occur in front of the children as this could cause loss of appetite.
Its important to understand the basis of child nutrition as they grow from infancy until they reach teenage age. Thus the parents become properly informed so as not to make mistakes but rather healthy choices, which would enable the children have healthy feeding habit.