Pediatricians recommend starting complementary feedingto children in the age after 6 months. Lure is considered all food, which is not mother's milk or replacing it with an artificial mixture. According to statistics, early introduction of complementary foods leads to anemia and diarrhea. How to introduce lure correctly? The child should not be introduced a complementary food or a new product in times of illness, extreme heat or after vaccination.
Signs that directly indicate the child's readiness for lure:
In modern pediatrics, along with the traditional (using a certain complementary scheme), the pedagogical type of complementary feeding is widely introduced (the child eats from his mother's plate).
How to introduce a complementary pedagogical form
Proponents of the pedagogical type of complementary foodsinsist that at the age of 6 months with the introduction of complementary foods for children, the main task of parents is not to feed, but to enable the child to get acquainted with the taste and variety of unfamiliar food. Imitating adults, the child tries to manipulate with food and dishes, learns to behave properly at the table.
Parents should be prepared for the fact that the introductioncomplementary feeding of children accompanied by stained clothing and a place of feeding. Do not blame the child for this. Another disadvantage (or advantage?) Of pedagogical complementary food is that the family menu should be fully balanced, dubious and harmful products are excluded.
How to introduce a pediatric lure
There is another kind of complementary food - pediatric.
If parents are more sloped to traditions, they should know how to introduce complementary feeding to their child by pediatric type.
Many mothers are the first to introduce the fruit to children, which is followed by the child's refusal to eat less sweet and tasty vegetables. According to many pediatricians, this is wrong.
Do not add salt andsugar. To improve the taste and aroma, it is recommended to season with dried dill. Porridge cook on fruit broths, with the addition of prepared puree or pieces of sweet fruit.
The basic rules of introducing complementary foods: