JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BERITAPOLITIK.ONLINE) — Pediatrician Ria Yoanita said that parents’ eating behavior is very influential on the habits and preferences of children’s eating.
“Children learn the most effective modeling or imitate the behavior of his parents. The study shows that the healthy eating behavior of parents is very influential on children’s preferences and eating habits, “said the member of the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) when contacted by Antara from Jakarta on Wednesday.
He said that eating with family regularly is important to build healthy eating habits while strengthening family bonds.
According to him, parents should be happy to show the choice of healthy food to children, such as choosing drinking water rather than a sweet drink and fruit rather than snacks in packaging.
“Avoid complaining or giving negative comments when eating vegetables or healthy food,” said the graduate of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia.
The Ministry of Population and Family Development previously conveyed the importance of education in the application of healthy eating patterns in the family in an effort to meet nutritional needs and handling nutritional problems in children.
“Speaking of nutrition cannot be separated from family behavior,” said Deputy Mobilization and Community Participation of the Ministry of Population and Family Development Sukaryo Teguh Santoso.
