Children are not eating right these days because adults are not eating right! children 'see', children 'do'.
Also, parents, today feel that homemade can be replaced with 'made at someone's home'!
Children are eating too much of food with 'additives' chemicals that increase the shelf life of food, deplete the neurons in the brain. Also, junk food is being used as 'bait', 'bribe' to do a lot of things and thus comfort food becomes an addiction at an early age.
How do we fix kids food habits?
We need to help parents understand that when we say that 98% of the brain develops in the first five years, so does the foundation of health. So kids food habits in the first 5 years will create the physical foundation of your child's future health and will define the child's future diseases like obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure. The choice is simple, "what would you like to gift your child?" I don't think parents need any other incentive to teach healthy eating habits for their kids!
The dining table is a place where an instant battle can take place between an uncooperative, unwilling eater and an aggressive feeder. But the golden rule to remember is that "Food should not chase the child!"
Most experts advise against force-feeding kids. To which most parents respond, "But doctor, my child does not eat anything, how will he become healthy?" Experts say that children will learn good eating habits when they are hungry so instead of forcing them and constantly chasing them with a spoon in your hand, just leave them alone and they will happily eat when they are hungry.
Handy Tips:
Try to make eating a fun event by using the following ideas:
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