How to Make Your Child Eat

Many children who pass through the stage of not wanting to eat, only eat when they want or pretend to eat only certain foods. This tends to bring his head to his parents, that implement various strategies like trying to distract them or reward them if they eat what's on your plate.

The problem is that these techniques work at first, but then the child already knows where to stand to get away with it and it seems that nothing works. What to do?

It is normal that children prefer some foods before others, as it happens to adults, and even try to negotiate or not eat, what not to admit is excessive tantrums or stubbornness, as if no consent and enter your game, we can cause serious imbalances in your diet that can have serious consequences for a child growing age.

The trick is to not lose sight of our goal that your child eats and eat as varied as possible. To help achieve this, I show you some tricks that always work:

1. If you say something you do not like, for example, vegetables, say it's OK, but now you have not cooked anything more and should wait until tomorrow if you want something else.

2. If you try to negotiate with him something like, "if you eat two tablespoons more, I give the dessert" or "I'll tell you what you grandfather ate all like a champ" keep your promise.

Remember to be consistent is the key to getting results with children. If you keep your promises, they will commit now and in the future as well. Children need to know that the fact A B always produces the result, especially when they are under 6 years old until they are too self-centered.

3. Present food in a fun way.

The Japanese decorate their children's snack or lunch to bring to their work. This technique we call "obento" and the truth is that if you use your imagination, your child may eat the pea because it is the "eye" of the robot of rice that you've prepared, and forget that it is one of those peas disgusting how little he likes.

4. Encourage him to cook you from time to time and use recipes calling for some foods that will not eat or do not like very much.

As we all know, toddlers love to do things "all by themselves." Use this for the chef, culinary proud of his work also "has enchanted the world" is also worthy to try it.

5. Do not criticize his attitude in front of others.

Many times, the accumulated stress of trying to eat and not get it, makes us unload telling the gory details of experience to our partner, the mother of a friend of the park or the teacher. We should avoid making such comments, especially in front of our child because we can make you feel resentful and reinforce their opposition conduct.

All these strategies work one hundred percent, but require a prerequisite: you approach the task calmly and without bitterness. It is therefore essential that you prepare yourself psychologically for levarlas out. We note that it is likely that at first negative and have to endure even a scream than another, but if you breathe and stay on your site, I'm sure you get your child to eat slowly and eat everything.

Jenny Hernandez War

www.psicopedagogiaencasa.com