Japanese parenting tips
You can learn that from Japanese parents
Mhh, delicious vitamins! Sometimes it takes clever tips and tricks to make healthy food tasty for our children.
Anything that smells, tastes or looks healthy: the list of foods that our children prefer to put on the edge of the plate is often long. But: Healthy food has to be simple. Maybe the parenting tips from Japanese parents will help you.
Japanese children have a long life expectancy – higher than any other child in the world. In addition, according to a study by the United Nations children’s fund “Unicef”, only 14 percent of all Japanese: inside between the ages of five and nine are overweight. In comparison: In Germany it is already 26.6 percent. Why is that? Not only at school, teachers and supervisors in Japan attach great importance to fresh and healthy meals. Even at home, the kids learn how important a balanced diet can be. And as always, when it comes to what other parents are up to, the Japanese seem to have a much easier time getting their kids to eat fruit and veg. But how do they do it – and what can we learn for our own handling of nutrition education?
Japanese Parenting Tips: What you can learn from Japanese parents when your child is picky
First of all: Of course it’s perfectly fine if your child doesn’t like everything. Which dishes we like and which we don’t like is a question of personal taste – and of course that also applies to the little ones among us. Nevertheless, as parents, we have to make sure that they take enough vitamins. These are more important than ever during the development phase.
What – as with many other things – is never wrong: sufficient patience. Maybe your child likes carrots raw and cut into sticks, but not cooked slices at all? Finding that out takes a bit of time and willingness to experiment from both of you. In the video we explain which aspects of nutrition are important in Japan – and what we can learn from them for ourselves. Because good nutrition doesn’t stop with the fact that our children are less picky when vegetables end up on the plate.
Sources used: nzz.ch, kinderaerzte-im-netz.de, momjunction.com