Why is my child so hard to eat ?

Why is my child so hard to eat? at this time he was thin, What can I do so that he can be fat? "Does this question have been on your mind?

When parents want their children is more fat than lean. But not all fat is not healthy and lean all that is not healthy. But already a stigma in the community if a fat child is a healthy child. Presumption is not necessarily true. If we see again, children are emaciated by their parents is like what?

If compared with other children that much more fat, of course, their children will look more lean. But need to reminded, emaciated children who can also mean less nutrition. A child is less nutritious when body weight based on the age of less than 80% or higher based on the weight balance of less than 90%.

Parents can see whether the growth of their children to follow the correct path by using the growth grafic body weight in the KMS (Healthy Go Card) card or other treatment.

So if our lean children nutritious but well, this need not be about by parents, because it is important that our children are healthy. But still many parents who just want their children fat. So how can we do?

Before doing the following, need to be your child's health. Sometimes when children are often sick, growth was somewhat hampered, because it requires so much more energy for normal growth, and to the process of healing the pain.

In addition to the child who is sick, usually eat was decreased appetite. When children are often sick, have a good idea to check the child's doctor, because there could be a process that is chronic, or may also have other problems that have not been known, for example, have an infection.
Some things you can do so want to eat the small, among others:

1. Reduce snacks satisfied that the child

Do not leave children too often snacks outside the main food because it can cause the child satisfied. If too often, he will not feel hungry when meal time arrived, besides the range are not necessarily sufficient needs children.

2. Make eating a fun atmosphere for children

Serve foods that vary the child so that child is not bored. Create the atmosphere that lead to eating something that is fun. Do not give up quickly if a child does not like the food that we offer. Try that again with a different atmosphere.

3. Give your child a milk
Do not give milk to the child in the amount of overcharging. 2-3 glasses a day. Number of milk can cause excessive glut children so that children do not want to eat again.

If you've tried the small, but still difficult to eat, consult a doctor with your child, there may be interference of certain health basicly.

By dr. Ronny Ade Ricky Silaen