It is common to see parents tested all sorts’ games, tricks, gifts, to make children eat and eat well, and despite all their efforts no effect strategy emerged. In addition, adults are destabilized a bit to see the little kids eat very well one day but the other does not want to eat. In addition to the above, it sometimes seems to go too long without food and this reinforces the anxiety.

However, there must be very careful in how we face this situation, as the concern of the family can lead to inappropriate feeding attitudes and disciplinary action that may aggravate the rejection by the food.

What happens in children two to five years?

Usually, the children will suffer normal “physiological reluctantly” characteristic of the age, which ignore the parents and so tormented with the sight of their small will not eat anything.

Actually, very few cases where it is a real disease that causes loss of appetite, as well as which is accompanied by other symptoms, is a permanent behavior, not sporadic as often happens in children two to five years.

Most children who refuse to eat have an appetite fit for his age and growth rate. During these ages, the normal standard is that children grow between 1 and 2 kilos per year, unlike when they were in their first year. As a result, they now need less nutritional requirements and feel less hungry.

At these ages, children are more interested in the world that surrounds them for food. They are discovering new things, their only activity is play and adventure, therefore, food takes away valuable time favorite activity. Likewise, they are still not aware that the human body needs food for its healthy development, and therefore do not give the importance it requires. Adults will be responsible for inculcating those habits in language appropriate to their level of understanding.

Therefore, forced to eat a certain food can cause serious consequences, leaving a precedent in the food and making this experience to become negative and unpleasant. Moreover, excessive pressure can also lead to rejection of food.

Tips for Parents

For the children, their main role model is the family. The example of his parents and siblings is crucial for them to acquire good eating habits. If small they see their parents have a bad attitude towards food, or refuse any food, they will imitate their behavior. So the first thing to do is observe and correct any errors.

Establish schedules that allow children to have a routine and organize their mealtimes. It is important that among the three main meals have small nutritious snacks like fruit or milk. Do not give those sweets or junk food, much less before meals.

The key is for parents to show patience, discipline and determination. Making meals in times of struggles, struggles and prayers, all that rejection is a major cause for the child to food. Call the lunch is a little friendly, cheerful and pleasant.

It is recommended not to let children watch TV or play while eating, then faded to finish their primary objective. Adequately measure the quantities of food, not be served because of only abundantly see, feel and finish filling refute it.

Turn food into punishment, pleading, bribes and rewards, is a mistake that should not make by the parents. Children will denial by these incorrect feeding techniques.

Everything goes through the eyes, different colors and shapes are very encouraging. Put your imagination to make recipes tasty and appealing to the eye. In addition, the smell, the variety of food, company and atmosphere created around food are also factors.
It is very good tactic, invite children to participate in the preparation of meals, they will have fun and want to eat what resulted from his work.
Finally, be very much commend and congratulate the child when feeding, they need that recognition when his behavior is appropriate.

The smell of your baby’s mouth is something that should not be left unattended or ignored. Depending on the impurities in the breath, can be a serious infection. This could be a strep throat or mouth, or thebabies sinusitis can cause bad breath. So, if you have noticed frequent smelly breath, consult with your doctor to identify the cause. Ask your child’s doctor to check the gums and teeth of your child, and if doctors find certain problems related to your baby’s breath, and then also see your dentist.

Baby bad breath can also be a result of mouth breathing versus nose breathing. Mouth breathing usually occurs soon after the baby is sleeping. This really is a condition in which the muscles relax in baby’s mouth and saliva production drops, leaving the mouth dry. After a dry mouth, bacteria tend to grow. The longer the period of the baby slept, the higher the number of bacteria in the baby’s mouth increases. This is actually one of the reasons that babies and adults all have what is called morning breath.

So to prevent this in the future, it is best to clean your baby’s mouth the first time in the morning. As your child gets older, you can teach the proper way to brush teeth, and you can even teach them how to clean the tongue to remove any bad breath.

Finally, your baby may develop bad breath if he sucks his thumb. Thumb will tend to dry up, creating an ideal environment for odor-causing bacteria to grow and develop. This also applies when you use a baby sucking a pacifier or a toy or blanket. What is important for you to realize is thatbabies bad breath can be made more powerful if it happens that the object your child has been repeatedly exposed to suck the saliva of their mouths or bacteria.

To control the growth of bacteria in your mouth, make sure that your child’s hands washed properly. Also, never let her suck toys, un-sterilized pacifier, or other things like that. If you want him to play with a pacifier, make sure that you have sterilized it. Finally, try to encourage your child to stop sucking habit if you can. Of course, that may seem easier said than done, but you have to keep trying.