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MISTAKES THAT MOTHERS MAKE WHEN IT COMES TO FEEDING THEIR CHILDREN
Are you trying to feed your children the ‘cute’ recipes you see on the internet, do you let them eat on their own, do you sit them down in front of the TV to avoid trying too hard when they eat? Turkey Medicals member JCI Kocaeli hospital Nutritionist listed the mistakes that mothers make the most.
Turkish Nutritionist, observing her clients and the mothers around her during her professional life, listed the biggest mistakes they made in the nutrition of babies and children. According to the Master, these mistakes do not get away with their children for life and cause them to live with the wrong eating habits.
1- If you are giving your baby formula, from the 4th month onward or if you are breastfeeding from the 6th, have you gradually switched to solid foods since to stove? The time of transition is very important. As the time is delayed, it is much more difficult for children to switch to solid foods and they tend to choose more food in the future.
2- Have you been giving solid foods to eat since your baby was six months old by crushing them instead of passing them through a blender in the transition? In general, mothers are afraid that their babies will suffocate or do not want them to vomit, so they pass the food through a blender and give it a good soft state. But babies do not develop chewing abilities. At the same time, he can not fully perceive the taste of the dish passing through the blender, so he can not get used to the flavors of the dishes.
Usually, mothers pass the food through a blender and give it a good soft state because they are afraid that their babies will suffocate or do not want them to vomit. But babies do not develop chewing abilities.
3- Did you give your baby to mix the dishes and not notice their taste? For example, did you mix the egg yolk and cheese and give them in puree or separately? If you mix and give the dishes, your baby will still not be able to perceive the unique tastes of the dishes. Therefore, it is very important that you give the dishes in the most lean form when introducing them to your baby.
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HAVE YOU TRIED GIVING HIM A DISH HE DOESN’T LIKE 9 TIMES?
4- Let’s say your baby didn’t like yogurt, have you tried it nine times? Or did you give up after the second or third time? When introducing food to your baby, you need to try it an average of nine times. Very often mothers say that they do not like “My child” and give up.
5- At the 10th month did you put his food in front of him from the month on and let him eat on his own, even though he screwed up his top, his head, his surroundings? Some mothers are fastidious and do not allow their children to eat on their own, so the child’s ability to eat on their own does not develop.
6- Has your baby been sitting with you at the dinner table in the high chair during the meal hours since he started sitting on his own? Most mothers try to feed their children by putting them in front of the screen or running after them with games as long as they eat. That is why food and culinary culture are not being instilled. The child also forgets that eating is a basic instinct, that he should stop eating when he is hungry and when he is full.
Has your baby been sitting with you at the dinner table in the high chair during the meal hours since he started sitting on his own?
7- Have you ever sat in a high chair while feeding your baby food no matter what? Have you told him that even if he cries, he should not take it from there and eat it there?
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ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE ME EAT BY PLAYING WITH THE PHONE?
8- Did you give your baby a toy? Or tablet, phone, etc. technological items that will distract you?
9- Did you try to force-feed your baby “The last two spoons” when it became clear that he was full?
10- Have you ever been told by others that “My baby doesn’t eat at all” all the time?
11- Have you been waiting for your baby to get hungry? Or did you try to force her to eat by saying, “She must be hungry”?
12- Have you allowed him to discover new tastes when he wants to taste your food while you are eating?
13- When you notice that your baby does not like some dishes, have you respected his taste buds and tried other vegetables or foods instead of eating what he does not like in different ways? Do you guys like all the dishes?
14- Have you accepted your baby’s periodic anorexia? Do you always eat with the same appetite?
15- Have you made it clear to your baby that “You are the boss at home”? Or is his pipe singing? Is he using not eating as a weapon against you?
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SHOULD I COOK SEPARATELY FOR THE CHILD?
16- Did you give your baby one of the dishes cooked at home from the age of one? Or did you cook separately? One of the biggest mistakes made is cooking the child separately at home. The child should eat with you what is being cooked at home.
17- Do not just feed your baby, you eat with him. The best role models are the families themselves.
18- Have you tried waiting for a meal if he’s determined that I won’t have a meal? Often mothers are worried that their child will starve if he did not eat something right away, instead of doing something new. The child, who perceives this very well, also uses the parents very well in this regard. Let your child not starve to death. After a meal, try to give the same food again. He can eat what he eats when he knows there is no alternative. In the research conducted, there is no such thing as “food-choosing child syndrome” in child protection institutions. This is a syndrome that families create.
19- Did you give honey because I give my child less sugar, or do you use honey in your recipes? Then I suggest you give up while the road is near. The sugar content of honey and sugar is almost the same. In fact, considering that recent honey has been made with glucose syrup, they may be even more unhealthy. In addition, when honey is cooked above 60 degrees, it produces a toxin called 5-HMF. When you say you’re doing something healthy to my child, you can poison it.
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COOK HOME-COOKED FOOD AT HOME
20- Are you applying recipes such as “chickpea cake or quinoa waffle” that you found on the internet because I make healthy food for your children at home? Give up this love… Cook homemade food at home. When you go out or go to the neighbor or to any birthday party, let him eat what he wants with taste. Let him eat the waffle with his chocolate like a man. Such dishes are not a part of our culture, but also no matter how many healthy versions are introduced into it, they are not healthy. In addition, since it is not as tasty as a cake made with the full right, maybe instead of eating a slice of regular food, you will eat 5 slices of a healthy cake made up unnecessarily at home. We don’t need any of that.
21- Are you kidding or consoling yourself just because he buys takeaway food from the canteen at school but doesn’t eat any more? Always keep away from packaged foods every day at any time. Did you know that today packaged foods contain even more harm than GMOs?
22- Are you one of those who, like other mothers, are caught up in the story “My child has no appetite” on the Internet and are constantly trying to feed your child food? If your doctor does not see any problems in its development, please do not worry. Most mothers say, ”my doctor does not understand me.” However, doctors know that most often it is created and raised by mothers. If your child is getting taller but is thin, don’t worry about it. One of the biggest signs of growth is lengthening.
Eating that is looked at as a reward or eating that is seen as a punishment can lead to eating disorders in the future.
23- Do you reward your children with food? Or are you saying that if you finish eating, you can have dessert? Food should be a means by which they want to satisfy their basic instincts, which they eat with awareness. Food or punishment is considered a reward (if you don’t do this, there’s no chocolate for you!) food that is seen as healthy will permanently change children’s perceptions of food throughout their lives and may lead to eating disorders in the future.
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CAN EATING HABITS CHANGE?
The more you say that he eats little next to your children, the more that child will use it as a weapon against you. This state will effectively settle in the subconscious. Do you think that when you say clap your hands to your 10-month-old baby, he claps, he understands this, and when you say that my child eats or doesn’t eat by force, he doesn’t get it? It is definitely not necessary to make comments about good or bad food. A meal should be a period of time when the family sits down and refreshes when it’s time to eat or get hungry. Your baby’s eating habits may change decently between the ages of 11-36 months. He may not eat the dishes he likes, but you should not make it a topic. Whatever is being cooked at home, you should put it in front of you. You don’t need to offer different alternatives if he doesn’t eat. He will know that whatever is put at dinner time is eaten. If he doesn’t eat, he waits for the next meal. Your child’s taste buds may also change. This should also be respected.
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Forced feeding is not a solution. On the contrary, it can leave permanent marks going forward. If he prefers not to eat while you are eating, he should respect you and know that he should play games quietly. You should tell him properly that he has no right to “I’m not eating anyway, let’s all take care of me.”
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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