How to feed a baby?

Pho­to: Vera Kra­tochvil

The baby’s weak appetite has a bad effect on his health and, of course, wor­ries par­ents.

What to do so that the child does not refuse food, but with plea­sure gob­bles up every­thing that his moth­er puts on his plate?

Try one of these time-test­ed tips to help your lit­tle one devel­op good eat­ing habits.

• Try to feed your baby strict­ly accord­ing to the sched­ule. This is nec­es­sary in order for the child to have a con­di­tioned reflex, due to which diges­tive juices will active­ly stand out by the begin­ning of the meal. Thus, by the appoint­ed time, the baby will be well hun­gry and will­ing­ly eat.
• Try to cap­ti­vate the baby with the process. Bright dish­es with inter­est­ing pat­terns stim­u­late inter­est in food. With beau­ti­ful plates and cups, expe­ri­enced moth­ers say, it is much eas­i­er to per­suade a child to eat.
• Do not inter­rupt games or oth­er excit­ing activ­i­ties for the crumbs to imme­di­ate­ly seat him at the table. An excit­ed and irri­tat­ed baby will not please you with a great appetite. Read a book to him 20–30 min­utes before meals. This will help calm the child.
• Rit­u­als that pre­cede meals also improve appetite. Every time before eat­ing, place plates on the table, lay out cut­lery and nap­kins.
• It is bet­ter that the baby does not snack between main meals. Sweets, tea, soda can impair his appetite.

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