To hear your child ask for more food must seem like sweet music to your ears, especially if your child is underweight. One of the causes for children being underweight is attributed to preference for junk foods like chips, cookies and fries, preceding healthy food choices. Sometimes, a combative home atmosphere may increase your child’s anxiety levels and kill his appetite which in turn will weaken your child’s immunity and make him susceptible to even minor ailments.

It is normal for a child to lose appetite occasionally but it can be a cause for concern if poor appetite persists for long periods of time, which warrants a visit to a pediatrician, who in turn, will examine your child and diagnose if the cause is emotional, mental, illness or if your child is just plain picky. If you follow the pediatrician’s directives as well as employ a few techniques of your own to stimulate your child’s appetite, he will definitely start munching his way to good health.
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