Patient's question:
My child has a problem with poor appetite. When he was one year old, he only drank formula and rarely ate breast milk. What should I do in this situation?Children don't like to eat. What should I do? A two-year-old child doesn't eat much and only drinks formula. How can I get her to eat more?
Doctor's answer:
Most of the reasons why children don't like eating are because they haven't developed good eating habits. For example, eating while watching TV, eating in non-fixed places, such as fried food, puffed snacks, candy, and other snacks. To change this situation, you must first change these bad eating habits. First, set a fixed time and place for the child to eat; guide the child to focus on eating, not playing toys or watching TV; give the child fewer snacks to maintain the health of the digestive system. Try to make the food into various interesting shapes to attract the child's attention and cultivate curiosity. In addition, the way the food is prepared should be varied. It can be steamed, boiled, stewed, etc. as little as possible, with less oil and salt, reducing the burden on the child's digestion and metabolism.