My son is almost 4 yr old, still he is not chewing his food(his lunch n dinner especially). morning breakfast like idly, dosa, and all he chews. but rice he is gulping directly. and expecting me to feed in mashed format. till now I am preparing rice separately for him by adding more water while cooking. I need some suggestions or tips to overcome this.

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you have to make the child chew the food properly gradually the child will learn this for good Growth of the child it is important that the child should get proper nutritional requirement which is very important for the growing child specially  iron and vitamin D is required for better growth and cognition . also there is role of other micronutrients.
one should ensure that the child should get a proper balanced diet which contains all types  of nutrients essential for growth.
any kind of infection specially any chronic infection should be ruled out and treated which may hamper the growth otherwise.
after 2 years of age you can give some powder like kids Pro/ prohance junior mix in milk twice a day for one or two months.

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Chewing Is not a problem over here the result that your child does not want to eat anything because if your child Ka chewed food Ajo giving for breakfast and vivo child is not going to have it properly for lunch and dinner you should be giving proper consistency and teach a child haudu Eatwell well