Parents consider vegetables and fruits tremendously important and feel they have to get their children to eat them. As a result, many children don’t eat vegetables; others don’t eat fruits. Still others don’t eat either. Settle down! Your child will not experience nutritional catastrophe if he doesn’t eat them. If he gets sick, it is from something else.
Feeding problems;occur when babies refuse food, eat small amounts of food, eat a limited variety of food, or have problems digesting food. With infants who are still on breast milk or formula, this can mean things like ineffective sucking, spitting up too much, or refusing the nipple or bottle.
Relax and enjoy your;own;fruits and vegetables
• Fruits and vegetables;carry the same nutrients, so you and your child can be well-nourished on either.
• Eventually, if you eat them, your child will learn to eat them, too.
• Tone down strong vegetable flavors with salt, fat, sauces, bread crumbs, herbs and spices.
• Tone down fruit textures by making sauces, desserts, using canned rather than fresh.
Pressure doesn’t work – ever
Your child sees though even sneaky pressure such as bribes, cheer-leading, and your acting like you;love;them.
He assumes, ”if they have to do all that to get me to eat it, it can’t be good.”
What works is minding your own business. Eat and enjoy your own vegetables. Your child assumes, “someday I will eat them too.”
How to parent so your child eats fruits and vegetables
Follow the;division of responsibility in feeding. Do your jobs with feeding and let your child do his with eating.
Get started with family meals, if you aren’t having them already.
Observe how your child learns to eat unfamiliar food. He watches you eat it but doesn’t eat; he helps you cook and garden but doesn’t eat; he puts it in his mouth and takes it out again.
Hang in for the long haul. Food may show up at mealtime 15 or 20 times before your child eats it.
Stop counting. It could take;years. Enjoy your own food.
#blogwithbabychakra #BBC #insiderclub #bloggersmom #babychakra #newpost
Feeding problems;occur when babies refuse food, eat small amounts of food, eat a limited variety of food, or have problems digesting food. With infants who are still on breast milk or formula, this can mean things like ineffective sucking, spitting up too much, or refusing the nipple or bottle.
Relax and enjoy your;own;fruits and vegetables
• Fruits and vegetables;carry the same nutrients, so you and your child can be well-nourished on either.
• Eventually, if you eat them, your child will learn to eat them, too.
• Tone down strong vegetable flavors with salt, fat, sauces, bread crumbs, herbs and spices.
• Tone down fruit textures by making sauces, desserts, using canned rather than fresh.
Pressure doesn’t work – ever
Your child sees though even sneaky pressure such as bribes, cheer-leading, and your acting like you;love;them.
He assumes, ”if they have to do all that to get me to eat it, it can’t be good.”
What works is minding your own business. Eat and enjoy your own vegetables. Your child assumes, “someday I will eat them too.”
How to parent so your child eats fruits and vegetables
Follow the;division of responsibility in feeding. Do your jobs with feeding and let your child do his with eating.
Get started with family meals, if you aren’t having them already.
Observe how your child learns to eat unfamiliar food. He watches you eat it but doesn’t eat; he helps you cook and garden but doesn’t eat; he puts it in his mouth and takes it out again.
Hang in for the long haul. Food may show up at mealtime 15 or 20 times before your child eats it.
Stop counting. It could take;years. Enjoy your own food.
#blogwithbabychakra #BBC #insiderclub #bloggersmom #babychakra #newpost
Thanks for sharing 😊
Like (1)
Reply
andrea Kittan
Like
Reply
08 Jul 2022