The child yells \”hungry\” when he comes home! Did you not have enough to eat in kindergarten? (Forward to parents)

For many parents whose children have just entered kindergarten, most people will have this kind of trouble: since my children have been in kindergarten, they have shouted \”hungry\” when they come home from school. The first thing they do when they get home is to search the refrigerator for fruits and snacks. Eat them all! Some parents also said: There are recipes every day in kindergarten, but we can’t see how much we eat! I ask the teacher every day how my child is eating, and the teacher says he is eating well. What is the reason? Reasons why children who are new to kindergarten cry \”hungry\” when they come home 01 New children are especially likely to be \”hungry\”. Children who have just entered kindergarten often feel uneasy and nervous when facing new teachers and unfamiliar children in a new environment. Some children\’s restlessness and nervousness may appear more intensely. This nervous state of mind will suppress the child\’s appetite to a certain extent, and the child will show uneasiness during meals, resulting in reduced food intake. When the teacher asks the child if he wants more food, the child will say he is full. But when the child leaves the new environment of kindergarten and returns home, the tension and uneasiness are eliminated, and appetite also arises. It is normal for the child to feel hungry at this time. 02 The food structure in kindergarten is different. Because there is a certain difference between the food structure in kindergarten and the children\’s food structure at home, it will take some time for children to adapt to this change. 03 Children have weak ability to take care of themselves. Most children nowadays do not have particularly good eating habits at home. Some of them have to be fed by adults, or they have to eat and play at the same time. In kindergarten, teachers will cultivate children\’s habit of eating by themselves. Different feeding methods cause children with weak self-care ability to be \”reluctant to eat\”. 04 The physiological characteristics of children are actually not that they don’t have enough to eat, it’s because the characteristics of children are like this! Even if you are not hungry, sometimes you will satisfy your desire by saying \”hungry\” when you want to eat your favorite snacks. Scientific research shows that young children will get hungry every 4-6 hours. In addition, children in kindergartens are active and consume a lot, so they will get hungry faster. 05 Children may be picky eaters or partial eaters. If a child occasionally complains that he is hungry, it may be that he is a picky eater. For example, the food in the kindergarten today does not meet the child\’s taste and the child eats less. At home, parents only cook food that their children like to eat, while kindergartens develop portion-based recipes based on the children’s characteristics to ensure nutritional balance. However, there is no guarantee that children will like to eat every dish. Therefore, picky eaters and picky eaters may encounter When you don\’t like the food you eat, you won\’t be full. 06 Children’s habitual behaviors. Some parents often prepare delicious food for their children after they come home, or cook dinner according to their children’s tastes. Children are very smart, and they know that there will be better food when they return home. I started eating less in kindergarten and gradually formed a habit. Some parents will reach a \”consensus\” with their children when they send their children to kindergarten – if the children are thinking about what they like to eat at night, they will not eat well in the kindergarten. 07 A large amount of daily activities. According to the requirements of the \”Guidelines for Learning and Development of Children Aged 3-6\”, the kindergarten will reasonably arrange various activities according to the age characteristics of the children, and conduct no less than 2 hours of outdoor activities every day. When children are more active, the body\’s energy consumption will also speed up, and hunger will come faster. In addition, kindergartens have earlier lunch times in the afternoon.After eating, you will also engage in appropriate game activities and extended class activities, which will consume a lot of energy; therefore, children will feel hungry after returning home, which is normal. Children need to avoid these misunderstandings for dinner. 01 Children should eat meat every day. The first thing to consider for dinner is calories. A balance of calories can only be achieved by combining meat and vegetables. Eating more vegetarian foods will make your body healthier, and eating more vegetarian foods will be beneficial to people of all ages as long as you pay attention to supplementing iron, zinc and vitamin B12. Of course, you don’t have to avoid eating meat completely. Eating it 2-3 times a week is enough. 02 Rice soaked in soup is easy to digest. Some children grew up with the elderly and like to eat soft, chewy food. Some children like to eat rice soaked in soup or water. In this way, many rice grains are swallowed before they are chewed, which is not good for Digestion and absorption. Children\’s dietary arrangements should be as diversified as possible, with a mix of meat and vegetables, and alternating coarse and fine grains to ensure that they can eat sufficient amounts of protein, fat, sugar, vitamins, minerals, etc. every day. 03 If you have a full dinner, you will not be able to sleep. Your child is very active. Eating one hour before going to bed will not affect your child\’s sleep. For adults and the elderly, it is correct to eat less at dinner, but it should be different for children. Children are in a critical period of growth and development, and both their body and brain need a large amount of nutrients to supplement them. The time interval between dinner and breakfast the next day is about 12 hours. Although there is no need to supplement food during sleep time, children\’s development does not stop at all, and they also need certain nutrients at night. If the child eats too little for dinner, there will be no way to meet this need, which will affect the child\’s development over time. Therefore, children should not only not eat less for dinner, but also eat well. Of course, if the child is already overweight, the first thing we need to consider is controlling the child\’s caloric intake, rather than controlling the child\’s food intake. 04 If the child has already eaten snacks, there is no need to eat dinner. Snacks are just a snack before dinner. In the evening, the child should also have a dinner with the whole family to meet the needs of body growth (it is better to eat less snacks). Note that if your child still complains of hunger at night, you can prepare a snack 1 hour before going to bed (i.e. midnight snack). Snack foods should be nutritious, such as milk, bread, a few nuts, fruits, etc. Avoid giving your children greasy foods or snacks that are high in salt and sugar. We can see from the above that if a child shouts \”hungry\” as soon as he comes home, it does not necessarily mean that the child did not eat enough in kindergarten, nor does it mean that the teacher is irresponsible. The reasons are various and the solutions are also different. But the only way that can be shared is for teachers and parents to communicate more, trust each other, and work together to protect the healthy growth of children!