Abstract
Difficulty consumption is the complaint of most parents when it comes to paediatricians. Difficult eating continuously results in decreased calorie intake needed so that it can affect the growth and development of children. Acupressure can be a non-pharmacological therapy choice for increasing a child's appetite. Acupressure is a form of physiotherapy by providing massage and stimulation at specific points on the body.
 The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of acupressure therapy to increase appetite in infants aged 1-5 years. In this study used pre-experimental design with one group pre post-test approach. The variables in this study were acupressure therapy and appetite. Respondents are children aged 1 to 5 years. The treatment is acupressure therapy six times (every three days). The pretest is done before acupressure therapy with weight measurement and posttest weight measurement after surgery. Paired T Test tested analysis of the two data. The results of this study indicate a T-test correlation of 0.952 with a significance value of 0,000 where α = 5% = 0.005 so that 0,000 <0.005, which means that there is an influence of Tui Na acupressure on increasing toddlers' appetite based on weight gain.
 Keywords: Acupressure, Toddler’s appetite
Highlights
According to the IndonesianMinistry of Health (2010), childhood is a golden period and a critical period for brain development
The results of this study indicate a T-test correlation of 0.952 with a significance value of 0,000 where α = 5% = 0.005 so that 0,000
In the treatment of childhood anorexia, the results suggest that Tui Na may have an increased effect compared to oral drugs for children with anorexia(9)
Summary
Ministry of Health (2010), childhood is a golden period and a critical period for brain development. Optimal brain growth and development requires an environment that can stimulate and adequate nutrition. Poor nutrition is a risk factor for a disease, which will further worsen nutritional status. 45% of under-five deaths are related to malnutrition. In addition to undernutrition and malnutrition, stunting is increasing in Indonesia. The impact of thebpoor nutrition and stunting can last a lifetime, resulting in poor quality of life, decreased school performance, reduced productivity, and impaired intellectual and social development(1). Based on the results of Riskesdas conducted by the National Research and Development Agency in 2018 it is known that the prevalence of stunting toddlers
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