Do not insist on a child who refuses to eat. Investigate the reason for not eating.
* Every child has a certain amount of food. Do not give him more than he can eat.
* Take care to eat at the same time and by sitting at the table with all family members.
* Do not give junk food such as chocolate or chips before the meal.
* 10-15 min. Let us know the meal time in advance. The child who is engrossed in the game may not realize that he is hungry and may say that he does not want to eat.
* Make sure that the meal time is stress-free.
* During the meal, do not talk about sad or disturbing events, do not tell about his mischief, do not argue.
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* Give him the opportunity to learn that eating is a natural need. Do not insist that he eat. Do not engage in wrong attitudes such as begging, trying to persuade, or offering bribes. The child may use eating to achieve his/her wishes.
* Do not be sensitive about your child's weight and the amount he eats. Children feel this and may become stubborn.
* If he does not finish his meal, tell him to wait until the next meal and do not give him anything to eat until the next meal.
* Eating a few fewer meals may cause weight loss. Get rid of the thought that it might happen.
* Give him the opportunity to eat on his own starting from the age of 2.5-3.
* Be understanding of your picky eater. Try to find other foods that can replace that food. Offer the foods he/she needs to eat in different ways.
* Do not criticize or punish your child for choosing food, eating slowly, or spilling or spilling while eating.
* Bringing books and toys to the table during the meal, trying to entertain the child while eating. It negatively affects the acquisition of the habit. If the meal time is a time when the parents pay excessive attention to the child, the eating time gradually becomes longer and the child expects these at every meal.
* Tv. Do not feed in front of him or allow him to eat. The child eats without realizing what he is eating, how much he is eating, whether he is full or not.
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