Children who eat very little

Like adults, not all children eat the same, but, unlike adults, children are expected to eat the same. However, there are children who eat a lot and other children who eat very little. When they are newborns, they are expected to eat every 3 hours, a little later they are expected to space the intak

Like adults, not all children eat the same, but, unlike adults, children are expected to eat the same. However, there are children who eat a lot and other children who eat very little.

When they are newborns, they are expected to eat every 3 hours, a little later they are expected to space the intakes (every 4 hours) and shortly after 3 months they are expected to pause for at least 6 hours during the night. , to abandon the nightly shots around 6 months.

Taking a look at reality, the truth is that this happens only in a small percentage of children, and even those who do not behave as expected, are healthy babies or children. What can we do about a child who eats too little?

Why there are children who eat little

The nutritional needs of each person are different, and therefore their intake should also be, they can not be established by age, since, if not all children of 3 years would be equal, why? Would all children eat the same?

And, although baseline needs could be considered similar - as long as weight and height were - children are not all equally active, so they do not require the same amount of energy. In addition, some go through periods of intense growth, so that one week they may eat a lot and the next one seems like those children do not eat anything mientras, while others grow little by little and continuously, and so their intake is usually maintained stable."My son does not eat anything" is not usually true.

Little is nothing, little is, in most cases, what that child needs, little, if it is healthy, if it is nutritious, if it is balanced, it is enough. Our work as parents is to offer, from the beginning, healthy and balanced food to our children, so that, how much or how little the children eat, is adequate. How much food a child should take

It is difficult, if not impossible, to establish how much a child should eat, regardless of their age. There will be for some that a medium plate of lentils is an outrage, and there will be one that would easily eat three, and that child will remain hungry if less food is offered.

As parents, the child who eats a lot does not worry us,

it is the child who eats, what we consider little, who poses the problem . However, if the child is healthy - when they are malitos it is normal to eat little, less than usual - if they have energy to play, if they smile and play, it is very likely that we should not worry. It is very likely that children who seem to eat little will be able to maximize the obtaining of nutrients and get, from that little bit, everything they need.As long as the child is healthy and as long as he has been educated in healthy eating habits, provided that he is offered a healthy and balanced diet,

the amount of food that he is going to eat, is what he needs, neither more nor less . The food has to be on demand.