Food Choıce In The Preschool Perıod
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The preschool period covers the age from 1 to 6 years. This is the period of children's acquaintance with the environment in which they live.The incentives that he receives from the environment play an active role in the physical, mental and spiritual growth and development of the child, forming adequate and balanced eating habits in him.Acquired eating habits influence the formation of obesity and chronic diseases associated with obesity, weakness, etc., which can be seen in the future.At preschool age, children imitate their parents, educators, other elders and teachers. For this reason, adults should not have a negative attitude towards food, but should behave positively.
The biggest factor is the attitude of family members towards food. Since the game will be very exciting for the child, he may forget to eat. Indifference to food, lack of table setting, inability to sit at the table, eating one food at a time can turn into future-oriented food choices, contentment with less and unbalanced nutrition in children.In solving these problems, parents must first of all correct their mistakes. Meal times should be regular, chocolate, sugar, etc. should not be given between meals, and care should be taken not to get used to it. During meals, other family members should be all together at the table.
