The first half a year of life natural food for the baby – breast milk. And here after half a year it is already possible to begin to lure the child food which is eaten by adults. The set of standards on baby food is developed, but mothers often come up against such situation that the child does not want to eat in that quantity which is recommended by the pediatrician, and sometimes at all refuses everything, except a breast. How to interest the kid in food and not to develop at the same time bad eating habits?
Instruction
1. Important aspect of transition of the child to adult food – presence at it of food interest. Usually to the kid it is curious that adults eat with such appetite. Therefore take the child at a table at any meal, at the same time do not focus attention on food, behave naturally. If the baby shows interest in process, it is possible to give it a personal plate and a spoon. If it does not satisfy curiosity, then it is possible to give to the kid a tiny piece of what is in your plate. Certainly, this food has to be such that it was possible to give it to the baby without fears – without salt, spices, not fried.
2. Maintain the interest of the child in food. If I go not to impose, and, on the contrary, to give with a reluctance, then food interest at the kid does not die away, and he wants to try more and more. Portions of food can be increased, but gradually, watching reaction of an organism of the child.
3. When you estimate that to a portion of food already rather big, let's to the child most take food from your plate. Perhaps, he will want to take food hands, or will want to use a spoon as adults.
4. In breaks between meals give to the child a piece of some vegetable or fruit. It is possible to offer banana, sweet pepper, apples, cucumbers. You watch that the kid did not bite off too big pieces if it occurred then take out this piece from the child's mouth as they can choke.
5. Try to hold all meals behind a table d'hote, bringing together all family. It will help to impart the correct eating habits.
6. Invite on a visit familiar with children is more senior. When your kid sees how other child with appetite eats greedily food from the plate, he will hardly refuse to try that there it.