If the child does not agree, then getting angry and using force is not the right way to make him agree, but you need patience and the right approach to make him chew the food. So let us tell you the easy tips to teach children to chew food.
keep calm
Before teaching children to chew food, you have to create an atmosphere of peace. Sometimes the child is not in the mood to eat, in which case it will be difficult to teach this technique to the child. You may even lose your patience. Your stress may inhibit any attempts by the baby to chew the food. Chewing food should be presented to children as a fun activity. By playing, children will learn to chew food.
feed when hungry
The child rarely takes interest in eating food on a full stomach. Instead, it will be easier for you to teach him how to chew food when he is hungry. He may not listen to you in the beginning, but when he is very hungry, he will have no choice but to chew and eat.
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let him eat himself
Children who refuse to chew usually eat with their hands. You can also use this quality of his to his advantage. Give food in a bowl and a small spoon. He will do whatever it takes to use the spoon properly. He will also pick up food that he needs to chew. This in itself is a good start.
choose the right foods
To meet the nutritional needs of children, you should feed them healthy food. But keep in mind that whatever you feed him, he can chew it. There is a high risk of hard or solid foods getting stuck in the baby’s throat and suffocating him. As your baby grows, he reaches a stage where he learns to chew food of different tastes and textures. Since, he is still very young, you should give him soft food. You can make healthy and tasty finger food, which is easy to chew.
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