Quick tips for dealing with children who are tired of eating

 If your child refuses food, know first that it is a common problem among children.

-I feel your pain so well And know that your daily measure of happiness depends on your child's food, If he eats, you will be happy, and if he does not eat, you will be sad. Until you calm down, you should know that all you have to do is choose healthy, nutritious, safe food and leave the child free to choose the type and quantity of what he eats from what is offered to him.

• A child's stomach is the size of his fist, so do not force him to eat like an adult, and eating a child at the time of his illness is completely different from eating it while he is in good health.
• Try to rate your child's eating by the week and not by the day, as the child sometimes eats well one day, and the next day he eats little food. 
• Sometimes your child refuses a certain food, and this does not mean that he refuses that food or refuses food in general, but he likes to show his independence only or to see your reaction.

Here are some ideas to help you solve this problem:

• You must be a role model for your child by eating a variety of healthy foods. As soon as you feel that your child can sit with you at the table and eat the same food, do not hesitate to do so and try to make mealtime a nice time by talking to each other so that the child does not get bored of mealtime.
• Be patient with your child if you want to introduce him to a new type of food. If he refuses, repeat the attempt with him even ten times. Some children refuse food several times and then accept it.
• If you want to introduce a new type of food to your child, give him food while he is hungry because the child while he is hungry increases his chance to try new food.
•  Offer your child food as a buffet and let him choose what and how much to eat.
• Do does not force your child to eat and do not force him to finish his entire plate, because the more you force him, the more he feels full and the more he refuses food.
• Do does not ask your child what you want to eat? Because the present answer has "I don't want", or he chooses unhealthy food such as chips or chocolate, but be specific in your question, such as asking him: Do you want to eat such-and-such? What healthy food do you want to give him?
• Have your child helps you buy food or prepare it because if the child helps you to prepare food, he will have a passion to eat what he made with his own hands.
• Tell your child why you choose every food, for example, we eat vegetables because they are useful for the body and rich in vitamins and minerals, and so on.
• If you want to reward your child for something, do not reward him with unhealthy food because that will make unhealthy food more desirable for him but try to reward him with something else such as a picnic or buying a toy and so on.
• You must understand that the child's appetite changes from time to time. For example, you find that your child loves a certain food and after several times he rejects it, be patient with him.
• Try to get your child used to eating habits, such as sitting him in his dining chair.
• Encourage the child to eat himself from a young age and do not be upset by the mess he leaves after eating.

If your child refuses certain foods, you can use these tricks:

• If he refuses some fruit, you can cut it up and put it on the milk
• If your child refuses vegetables, you can cut them up and put them on cheese, rice, or pasta.
• If your child refuses a new type of food or does not like a certain type of food, you can cover that food with a sauce that the child likes.