How to make the baby eat without sucking?

According to nutrition experts, the reason why children often suck when eating is due to picky eating. ...

Children are looking for ways to extend the eating time, avoid to eat much. Over time, this action becomes a habit.

Besides, there are also many other reasons why children hold food in their mouth for long:

•Because food is too hard, bland, too cold, fishy, there is no variety in food taste and food form…

•Children with diseases that make it difficult for them to swallow, such as teething, swollen gums, inflammatory throat, inflammatory mouth, sick children...

•Children do not focus on meals: eat while playing, watching TV, playing with smart phone etc. These make them forget to chew food.

•Some children even like to suck food because this makes food transform into sugar and sweet taste makes baby interested.

So how to make the baby eat without sucking? Let's find out with Babba's!

1. Change children's menu every day.

•Eating a lot of one dish will make children get bored quickly, you should change menu every day, do not let the child eat many times the same dish. You should change frequently. Change the dish, change the way you cook to help your baby not get bored with food. Add more vegetables and fruits to your child's menu.

•Funny food decoration will also make your child want to eat more.

2. Try to "starve" kids.

•A very cool trick that helps many mothers overcome their children's eating habits is to let children know they are hungry.

•Do not let children snack too much, especially before meals because if they feel full, they will no longer be interested in the main meal.

•At the same time, for each meal, mother should take the amount of food just enough for the baby to consume within a short time, because when eating for a long time, the food is partially digested, increasing blood sugar which makes baby loose feeling of hunger and loose appetite.

3. Let the children eat with the family.

Young children often have the habit of observing, learning and imitating adult actions. So, if your child knows how to sit in a chair, you should not let the child eat alone, but let the child eat with the family. Maybe initially children eat a little less because they cannot keep up with the pace of adults, at this time parents, siblings, family members should encourage the baby and wait for the baby. This will help the baby focus on meals and chew and swallow food better.

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