Force feeding slows down brain development.

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Force feeding slows down brain development.

If you are force feeding your child — read this.

After age 1, body growth slows down.
But brain growth speeds up.
And brains do not grow from food alone.

1.To grow the brain, your child needs words.
But if meals only sound like
“Finish your food” your child hears very few words and slows brain growth

2.To grow the brain, your child needs safety.
Scolding during meals pushes the brain into survival mode instead of learning mode and slows brain growth

3.To grow the brain, your child needs movement.
Long hours spent eating steals time away from play. Lack of movement and play slows brain growth

4.To grow the brain, your child needs focus.
When screens are used to force feed children their brain gets used to constant stimulation instead of focus. This slows down brain growth

5.To grow the brain, your child needs to integrate both sides of the brain 
Self-feeding builds coordination and brain connections. Force feeding limits the chance to use the hands. Coordination is delayed and brain growth slows down

Food grows the body.
But self-feeding grows the brain

Stop force feeding today 

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