My baby will be a year old,, and she prefers liquids to solids even soups she just spits the leaves out. What do I do?

Paediatrician

Feeding habits and choices for children
These are what we choose to feed our children with and have become an everyday pattern for us as parents. It involves the tendency to reach out for the same foods whenever they are hungry.
As a parent, one of the most important things you do is to help your children learn healthy eating habits. Children need 3 balanced diet meals daily from all food classes -carbohydrates protein, fats and oils, vitamins, minerals and water and also 1 to 3 snacks (morning, afternoon and possibly before bed). Healthy snacks are just as important as the food you serve at meals"
So ma given only cereals is not sufficient ma

Kola Yetunde

Mother

Please, do not force feed. It can be very dangerous..

Best Answer

my child is not eating, what can I do to make him/her eat more” is one of the most common questions posed by parents to the paediatricians daily.
It shows feeding is one area most parents struggle with; especially with the infants and toddlers. Here are some tips to ensure our children are started early on the course of healthy eating. If you struggle with your child in this area, you should find these tips very helpful. Feeding is one of a parent’s most important jobs. It is how we help our children grow healthy and strong.
But mealtimes are about much more than food. Meal and snack times give you a chance to help your baby or toddler: Learn healthy eating habits, feel important and loved, feel understood and respected, trust that others will care for her and feel good about her body

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