POOR EATING HABITS IN CHILDREN



Eating habit is the way a person eats which can be considered in terms of what types of food are eaten, in what quantity and at what time.

Poor eating habit in children is when children tend to have high quest for eating foods that are not healthy for them as against healthy foods that are good for their healthy growth and development.

Parents unconsciously promote poor eating habits in children, these they do by giving their children foods that are high in sugar and fats. These foods are usually presented in form of snacks, just to bribe a crying child. This child might get accustomed to this trend, rather than eat real foods.

It would get to a point where the child would throw tantrums just to get his desired bribe- junk food. Some parents even form the habits of giving junk food for comfort purposes, not because the childay is hungry. These are poor eating habits and they are harmful to the healthy growth and development of a child



Parents should try as much as possible to discourage poor eating habits in their children, by doing the following:

- Being healthy eaters: Children imitate adults a lot, parents should use this factor to their children's benefit by eating healthy foods and churning outrightly junk foods. Parents should snack on fruits and vegetables as against chocolate bars, pizza, frizzy drinks etc. When the children learn these habits from the parents, they would copy it easily and grow with it. The best time to inculcate good eating habits is at childhood.

- Be dynamic: Dynamism here means, parents should offer the children variety. They should not assume that the children would not eat certain foods. Introduce new foods consistently.


- Fruits and vegetables: Parents should replace fatty and sugary snacks with fruits and vegetables. They can dice out carrots, pear, apples etc on their children's plates for snacks.

- Reinforce healthy choices: Praise your children when the time make healthy choices of foods, when you are presented with the opportunity to do so.

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