Does your child have a normal weight? Having a child with normal body weight is the desire of each parent. Normal weight is influenced by many things such as birth, genetic, prenatal history, diet, ethnicity, height, general health and development.

If your child has a weight below normal, we should check our children to the doctor to see if there is a health problem or not. When the baby was fine, maybe a diet problem

Pediatrician Dr. Jennifer Shu gives a few tricks to encourage children to eat and increase their weight, as quoted by CNN on Wednesday (03/16/2011), namely:

Parents should provide healthy food intake
Children who eat relatively small amounts to optimize nutritional intake when given a diet rich in nutrients and frequency often. If possible give your child fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products and limit foods high in fat and sugar.

Make sure children are not snacking before meals
If the child is snacking just before eating will make it full, so only a few foods consumed. Give snacks at least 2 hours before a big meal, can include fruit juice, yogurt or pudding.

Provide a multivitamin supplement
Provide additional multivitamin supplement can help children get the nutrients they need until he has a good diet. Parents should ask your doctor first to find out what is important multivitamins for children.

Monitor the child’s diet for a week
Parents can monitor the child’s diet for a week to find out what food is consumed and what does not. This allows parents to provide a variety of food and nutrition know what is lacking in children.

Give time to eat a consistent and free from interference
Eating together with family or friends will make a little more appetite to eat. In addition, parents should be consistent in providing meals for the children so he knows when to eat and when to play.

Do not force or giving punishment if your child will not eat
If your child does not want to eat or only eat a little, parents do not force or scold him because it will create its own trauma for children. Try creating a pleasant dining atmosphere and make the food for its attractive and easily taken by children.

Provide variety of food menu
Do not be too quick to change the diet or too long to give the same food menu. And create a cozy atmosphere when children eat, and it could not hurt to give praise when the children finish their food.