Abstract： Objective： To discuss the point selection rules and characteristics of pediatric tuina manipulation in the treatment of anorexia in children with the application of data mining. Methods： By searching PubMed， China National Knowledge Infrastructure， Wanfang Database， VIP Chinese Medical Journal Database，and other databases，1 523 articles related to the treatment of anorexia in children by tuina manipulation from 2000 to 2020 were collected and entered into Excel to establish a database and conducted frequency analysis. The database was then imported into SPSS Modeler 25.0 software to analyze the association rules of high-frequency points，and finally summarized the rules and characteristics of point selection. Results： A total of 303 articles， 384 prescriptions and 95 points were included， with a total frequency of 2 579 times. Ten points were counted as high-frequency points，namely the spine，abdomen， spleen meridian，Neibagua，Sihengwen，Banmen，Zusanli point (ST 36)，Pishu point (BL 20)，Weishu point (BL 21)， and Zhongwan point (RN 12). The most common prescriptions of point combination were abdomen→spine，Zusanli point→spine，and abdomen→spleen meridians→spine. The point couplets with the higher association were abdomen→spine， spine→spleen meridian， and spleen meridian→Neibagua. Specific points for children were the most widely used，accounting for 65.68%；the selected points were mainly located in the upper limbs， especially the hands. Conclusion： Modern pediatric tuina in the treatment of anorexia in children， with the spine， abdomen， spleen meridian，Neibagua，Sihengwen， Banmen，Zusanli point，Pishu point，Weishu point，and Zhongwan point as the core points，emphasizes the therapeutic concept of activating the spleen and increasing appetite and forms characteristics of point selection，namely taking specific points for children as a focus and a high frequency of selecting points in hands.