Baby alive eating food

Spivak

Member of the Coordinating Council under the Government of the Russian Federation for the Implementation of the Decade of Childhood, Chairman of the Board of the National Foundation for the Protection of Children from Cruelty Alexander Spivak

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— Of course, it is difficult to find out about cases of abuse. Vigilance should be shown by citizens, neighbors, social workers, teachers, and if the child is just a baby, then patronage nurses or pediatricians, and contact the guardianship authorities, the expert concluded. nine0009

Stories about the death of children from starvation or exhaustion always cause a flurry of emotions in society. Of course, it is impossible not to feel sympathy for mothers who do not receive support on time or are not in the proper condition to apply for it, notes Anastasia Kochenkova, psychologist, vice president of the Chance Charitable Foundation.

- In the field of popular psychology, a large number of materials are published on breastfeeding, which causes confusion for new mothers . At the same time, there are no scientific works that address the topic of how the changes of recent decades affect the child's personality. The case of Svetlana Kondrashkina is beyond the competence of psychology, this is for psychiatrists. It is interesting to know what the sanity examination will show, - the psychologist believes.

Breastfeeding is considered one of the most sensitive and controversial topics in the maternal environment. There are two diametrically expressed positions: some women advocate exclusive breastfeeding, others defend their right to decide how to feed their child. nine0009

— In the first year of life, the symbiosis of the mother with the baby continues, the mother identifies herself with the baby and vice versa. Without maternal care, which is expressed in feeding, the baby will not survive or will be deprived, that is, will not be able to experience affection. But there is a downside - excessive care also deprives, - adds the psychologist.

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How to arouse a child's interest in the process of eating.

Description: What to do to make a child interested in adult solid food, want to try it, so that enzymes gradually begin to be produced in him, which will allow him to digest a new type of food. To form a child's food interest, it is recommended to use pedagogical complementary foods.

Author: Downside Up Charitable Foundation, Zhiyanova Polina Lvovna

Copyright holder: Downside Up Charitable Foundation

All of the available articles on feeding order, how to hold a spoon, and how to learn to chew are just practical techniques that are used to train a child to keep his tongue in his mouth or start chewing . These techniques do not completely guarantee the accustoming of the child to solid food. The main condition for accustoming to solid food is the child's interest in "adult" foods, his desire to independently pick up and try. You know that a child picks up toys, puts them in his mouth and nibbles. Why do you think he can't do the same with bits of food? He doesn’t do it, it means he doesn’t want to, and if he doesn’t want to, and you do it to him, he perceives this situation either as violence and protests, or allows you to feed him, and refuses to participate in the process of eating himself. In addition, by teaching a child to eat without feeling hungry, you run the risk of forming an uncontrolled meal in the child, and then in the adult. This is especially worrying because teenagers and adults with Down syndrome are often overweight. nine0009

What to do to make a child interested in adult solid food, want to try it, so that he gradually begins to produce enzymes that will allow him to digest a new type of food. To form a child's food interest, it is recommended to use pedagogical complementary foods.

WHAT IS "FOOD INTEREST" and how to maintain it during weaning. Many nutritionists recommend the use of pedagogical complementary foods, which are based on a child's natural, instinctive interest in food. Pedagogical complementary foods begin to be introduced quite early, the first stage can begin after 6-8 months and take place simultaneously with breastfeeding or bottle feeding. At this age, responding to the child's interest in adult food, the mother puts microdoses of food in his mouth, without the goal of feeding the child. A microdose for soft food is about as much as a mother can fit between the pads of her thumb and forefinger, if she squeezes them, or on the tip of a teaspoon. For liquid products - one sip, poured into a small cup on the bottom. The child sits down to eat at the table with his mother 5-6 times a day. You can start with cottage cheese or porridge, with yogurt or cheese. At a time, we give no more than two or three microdoses the size of a few grains of rice, then gradually increasing the portions. You can give the child a dryer or a cracker in his hand. At this age, there is no need to strive to dramatically increase doses in order to feed the child. These are tests when the child gets used to food, and you can understand if he has allergies. Therefore, expand the range of products and offer everything that the child will eat after a year: meat, cheese, fish, rice, buckwheat, pasta, eggs, vegetables, etc. Remember that during the introduction of this food, the child must remain active food interest. If he has already learned to grab small pieces, stop putting them in his mouth yourself, and put everything that you want to offer the baby in front of him on a tray. nine0009

The second stage assumes that some type of food from the commercial food can be used as a complete meal. Focusing on the food interest of the child, food is selected, which is gradually brought to a volume that the child can already eat. For example, it can be cereals, vegetables, bananas, meat, an omelette can be offered by the year, etc. At this stage, it is very important to continue to maintain the child's interest in food and encourage him to eat independently. Don't give him food unless he asks. Don't spoon feed him. Do not offer food yourself unless absolutely necessary. You can chew appetizingly in his presence or just tell him that you are sitting down to breakfast. The last stage is the transition to an adult diet. What are its features? The kid completely switched to the general diet. He sits on a separate chair at a common table. Uses cutlery independently. Maintains cleanliness while eating. Practically does not need outside help for drinking and eating. He still has an active interest in food. nine0009

To summarize, briefly listing the rules of pedagogical complementary foods: BASIC RULES FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF FOOD The child eats at the common table, together with everyone, observing the rules of behavior at the table, for example, it is not allowed to play with food, there should not be toys on the table .. Adults do not offer a child to eat another piece for a grandmother, and dancing with a tambourine is not satisfied J Adults begin to eat themselves and eat with appetite. The child is not offered sweet drinks and carbohydrates (biscuits, waffles, crackers) before and during meals. During meals, the child receives drinks in small portions. The amount of food eaten increases only depending on the "requests" of the child. Foods from which the child can bite off or break off a piece, but cannot chew, should not be given to the hand. For example, you can give half an apple, from which the baby “saws off” small pieces with his front teeth, but you can’t give an apple slice, from which you can bite off a large piece. The child is taught to use cutlery. A fork is easier to use than a spoon, and viscous food is easier to scoop into a spoon than liquid food. We teach the child to eat carefully, for this we first wipe his face and hands ourselves, and teach him to do it on his own. If the child is tired, stopped eating, do not keep him at the table. Between feedings, do not give your baby food, especially sugary drinks and carbohydrates. If a child violates the rules of behavior at the table: throws food, knocks with a spoon, screams - you don’t need to scold him, but after a few warnings, you just need to take him out from the table, and continue eating yourself. With age, choose a chair for the child that will allow him to leave the table himself. Teach your child to wash their hands before eating, and after eating, if necessary, “wash” traces of activity

We bring to your attention new materials on complementary foods with examples of the daily menu (http://medspecial.ru/for_patients/7/604/): Complementary foods. General information The timing of the introduction of complementary foods depends on a large number of factors. First of all, they begin to give complementary foods to children who are on artificial and mixed feeding. Usually, it is 5-5.5 months. Breastfed babies should not be introduced to complementary foods before 6 months of age.

Types of complementary foods Complementary foods: Porridge Vegetable puree Meat Items 1 and 2 can be interchanged. If you decide to start introducing complementary foods in summer or autumn, it is better to start with vegetable puree, because there are plenty of fresh vegetables at this time of the year. How to introduce complementary foods Gradually. Introduce each new product, starting with a drop, gradually increasing the volume to the full. If the child does not feel well - the tummy hurts, for example - cancel complementary foods, wait at least 5-7 days and start again with a drop. If the child does not like complementary foods, and he refuses to eat them, do not force, change the product or postpone the introduction of complementary foods for a week or two. Give complementary foods before breast milk or formula. By increasing the volume of complementary foods, reduce the volume of the mixture by the same amount. How and what to cook for complementary foods Cook porridge, as porridge is usually cooked, just make it thinner and use not ordinary cereals, but ground - oatmeal. Try not to give semolina porridge until 8-9 months- It is very rich in carbohydrates. Vegetable puree: Simply boil vegetables (zucchini, carrots, for example) and puree them. Meat: boil lean beef, pass through a meat grinder, add to vegetable puree.

How to make your own cottage cheese for feeding. In 1 liter of raw cold milk, add 10-20 ml. 10% calcium chloride (sold in pharmacies). Boil milk. Let it cool, and then strain through cheesecloth or a fine sieve. How to cook broth for a baby Take a piece of lean beef (chicken), pour cold water, bring to a boil. Then drain the water, rinse the meat and fill it again with cold water. Salt. Cook until done. The broth can be used to make soups and vegetable purees. Porridge in complementary foods Use oatmeal, rice, buckwheat, corn, three-grain, four-grain, etc. “White” cereals (semolina, etc.) are not worth it - this is a high-carbohydrate food, it is better to avoid it for up to a year and a half. How to cook porridge Boil milk When you are just starting to introduce complementary foods, for the first couple of weeks it is better to dilute the milk in half, then, if everything goes well, you can not dilute it. Pour sugar into the milk to taste and cereals (it is better to use flakes, not whole grains. At 0 5 liters of milk - 2 teaspoons of sugar and 2-3 tablespoons of cereal. Cook until cooked. When you are just starting to introduce complementary foods, ready-made porridge can be rubbed with a blender, but try not to feed the child with pureed porridge for a long time - let him learn to chew. Already in a bowl you can add a little butter or vegetable oil

Vegetable puree. For vegetable puree, you can use any vegetables commonly grown in your area. You should not start introducing products that are exotic for your region in the first year of life. Boil the vegetables in salted water until fully cooked, and then grind with a blender. In the first week of the introduction of vegetables, it is worth mashing the consistency of thick sour cream, adding mother's milk or a mixture. But try not to feed the child with homogeneous food for a long time - let him learn to chew. Add any vegetable oil to vegetables. And don't forget to feed your baby. This will help avoid the constipation problems that often accompany the introduction of complementary foods. "Canned" baby food in complementary foods Advertising canned food puts pressure on the brain of parents, claiming that with its help they will have more time to communicate with the child, etc. etc. But, if you think about it, do you want your child to eat in a canteen? Which is better - a cutlet from the canteen or a cutlet made by mom's hands? Canned food makes sense to use on a trip. Feeding them to a child with a living mother and a stove in the kitchen seems rather ridiculous. Meat in the baby's diet, the third complementary food is meat. You can use lean beef, lamb, rabbit, chicken. Avoid lamb, goose, duck, pork - all this variety the baby can not yet digest. It is worth starting the introduction of meat with meat puree - boil a piece of meat in salted water, grind it with a blender, season with broth, you can mix it with vegetable puree. When the child will willingly eat more and more dense food - it's time to make meatballs, cutlets. Make them the same as you would for yourself, but use less spices, onions and garlic.

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