When your child begins to walk will not eat

How should child eat?
How much our child eats may be very different from how much another child eats. Do not worry if it your child does not like to  eat enough for a meal. Children often replenished a small bite or a missed meal eating more during the next meal.

If your child has enough power and you are growing well, it is more likely to be healthy. Talk to your doctor if you are concerned about how your child is growing or your child is a picky eater and when this may be slowing the growth of your child.

And what if my child is a picky eater?
Many children start walking are very selective when eating. Being selective about the food is normal for many children who begin walking behavior. There may be times, for some time, in which your child wants to repeatedly eat a particular food, then the child may not want to even try the same food. Offer your child a variety of nutritious foods and let it choose what to eat. Chances are you willing to serve something that you know your child likes along with a new and nutritious food. But try to let your child explore new foods on their own. Do not force your child to try new foods. Chances are you have to repeatedly provide a new food to your child before he or she try.

Chances are you have to be flexible with meals prepared to make sure your child eats a balanced diet. For example, if you're making beef stew for dinner and your child only eat carrots, potatoes, you may have to cook food for these two apart (without meat) for the child to eat them.

You may want to make a list of the foods you love your child in order for the child to eat a balanced diet.

Give it a good example for your child may also be used. If your child sees you eating a variety of healthy foods he or she is more likely to want to try.

How I can make sure my child is eating enough?
Offer foods that are tasty and have good appearance and offer the right amount. A rule based on experience is to offer a spoonful of each type of food for each year of age your child is. If your child is still hungry, you can serve more. Do not force your child to clean your plate. Once the child is no longer hungry you should allow you to stop eating.

Try not to bribe him to eat; for example by offering a dessert as a reward. Threats and punishments are not good ideas. If your child refuses to eat accept his will. Although you are concerned do not show your child who is upset because he refused to eat.

And what about snacks?
Your child should eat three small meals and two snacks each day. Children who start walking usually do not eat enough at one meal to go full until the next meal. Offer your child small with healthy snacks between meals. Some examples of healthy snacks include cheese Oaxaca (pear or frays) lowfat apple slices or halved strawberries,  yogurt,whole grain crackers,  slices of lean turkey with peanut butter.

And then you can try not to give your child snacks when approaching lunchtime. If the next meal will be served in several hours, well take a bite the child. If food is to be served within the next hour to take your child avoid a small bite. If your child sits at the table hungry are more likely to eat the food.

If the child does not eat at lunchtime, offer a healthy snack in a couple of hours. If your toddler does not eat little snack, offer food again at mealtime. A child usually eats the second meal. With this approach, you can be sure that your child will not spend much time hungry or have other problems related to poor diet.

How I can make mealtime easier?
You can try the following suggestions to make more enjoyable mealtimes easier :

Tell your child in advance. Ten to fifteen minutes before it's time to tell your child to eat soon it is lunchtime. Children can be so tired or excited gambling activities do not feel like eating. Let the child know that it is almost lunchtime and give you a chance to calm down before eating.
Follow a routine. Children feel more comfortable when there is routine and can predict things; have fixed hours to eat, make people feel in the same place at the table or create a tradition by having each person talk about something funny or interesting that happened during the day.
Reserve mealtimes to eat and to share pleasant moments with family. Do not allow your child to play with toys during meals. Should not be allowed to read books or watch TV while eating. Explain to your child how good it is to eat together and ask if he wants to stay at the table until everyone is finished.
Make meals a pleasant time. If mealtimes are pleasant, the likelihood that your child starts to eating with other family members is good. Try to avoid arguments during meals.
Manage your expectations. Be sure not expect manners that are too difficult for your child. For example, do not expect a child who has three years to eat the proper utensil. For many children, it is much easier to manage a spoon fork.