1. A
child should be offered food at routine meal times along with other family
members. This has several advantages. Children learn to eat food by imitation.
Hence eating with family promotes learning process. Mealtime provides an
opportunity to strengthen family bonds and provides necessary emotional
experience for the child.
2. Keep
the TV set off during meals
3. Offer
food preferably at a fixed place.
4. Do
not force feed.
5. Before
feeding, wash your hands.
6. If
the baby refuses the complementary food, do not get disheartened. Just relax
for one week and restart from the next week.
7. Add
one new item at a time during a week or 10 days till baby develops the taste.
Do not confuse the baby with too many new items at a time.
8. Do
not make any special food for the baby as far as possible. Choose items from
the family food. If the family food happens to be very spicy, then less spicy
foods should be separately cooked for the baby.
9. Homemade
food is best for your baby. Avoid tinned food.
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