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Eating with a Spoon
Asked by L.M. from Detroit
on March 30, 2008
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how do you teach your child to eat with a spoon? She can do it, if I hand her the spoon with food on it, but to put it the food,feed herself she doesn't get it. Is it ...
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- L., My grandson is almost one and I have recently given him one of the small rubber tipped baby spoons that we dont use any more, to hold onto and dip into the fo...
- keep trying but be patient. my daughter is 27 months. and usually eats with a spoon.. but not always. it is still frustrating for her sometimes so she goes back ...
- They get it when they get it, and she will be OK. About age two is a good start. Try getting a toddler spoon, which has a handle that allows them to use a more na...
Eating with a Spoon
Asked by L.H. from Knoxville
on June 13, 2008
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I have a 4 month old little boy. Recently, our doctor told me to start him on puree foods. But he hates the spoon. I have tried a couple of different baby spoons, but ...
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- I would wait. 4 months is on the young side of the range they recommend starting solids. I'd wait another month and if you want to try it again then go ahead if not ...
- Hi, wow thats is a toughie! I'm not sure exactly what I would do in your situation but I did want to tell you that I breast fed only, no foods, until they were 6 or 7 ...
- Hi L., My suggestion would be to take it really slow, and maybe make up a little song for him when you are trying to use the spoon. My son loved Jack's Big Music Show...
Wont Eat off a Spoon
Asked by M.W. from Boston
on December 9, 2008
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okay so my son is 9 months old and he will not eat anything off a spoon. he has been doing this for a month or so. at first i thought it was a quick time thing but hes...
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- Okay first off he is only 9 months old give the kid a break! Second practice, practice, practice! Keep giving him the spoon even if he doesn't use it much just give i...
- Im interested to know what you mean by "wont" eat off a spoon. Does he turn his head, refuse to open his mouth, etc...? Im thinking that if you really want him to eat ...
- Is the spoon soft? He may have sore gums and hurt his himself and now is afraid of the spoon. Put something sweet on it like some icecream and I'm sure he'll change hi...
Using a Fork or a Spoon
Asked by R.M. from San Antonio
on October 15, 2009
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My daughter is 18 months old. She is a fairly good eater. She can feed herself like a pro (with fingers) but not with a fork or a spoon. That is where we are having...
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- I cut up the food really small and put it directly on the high chair tray. I gave her fork and let her be. Then I would eat usuing my fork and she would watch. After a...
- Hey, I see that you have all the answers...we are currently traveling with a two year old...the ONE thing that made Grandma and Grandpa happy was when I told my todd...
- Give her a REAL fork. Not one of those stupid baby forks that are good for nothing. She will not hurt herself, she will be fine. Show her how to spear the food with th...
Not Using Spoon and Fork
Asked by A.T. from Scranton
on September 8, 2006
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My son Robert is 2and 1/2. He is still eating with his hands most of the time(would rather do this than use a spoon or fork). Also, he throws his food on the floor. Is...
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- A. sometimes it takes them a bit longer i would just keep putting them out for him to use and adventually he will start to use them as for throwing the food on the flo...
- A. This must be a very common problem. My 2 1/2 yr old son uses his hands still as well. I think that since it is such an effort to get the food on the utensil an...
- Perhaps allowing your child to go to the local store and pick out his own utensil set (Zoo animals etc.) would build motivation. In reference to the food throwing; th...
Spoon Feeding
Asked by E.F. from Austin
on June 10, 2009
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We are trying to introduce spoon feeding with ceral for my 5 month old girl. It worked well the first time and now she isnt getting the hang of spoon feeding. She acts...
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- She may be going through a growth spurt and could truley be hungry at night. I know there are several peds that oppose putting cereal in a bottle b/c it tends to make ...
- Hi E., You might check the consistancy of the cereal- make it loose at first then gradually thicken it up- start with Rice cereal as it is the easiest to digest and t...
- Regarding spoon feeding: Try putting the cereal on your fingertip and feeding her that way at first. When they first start eating solids, they don't take more than 1...
When Should Son Feed Himself with Spoon?
Asked by A.G. from Honolulu
on January 23, 2008
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My son is 8 months old. Lately during feeding time, he's been grabbing the spoon and trying to put it in his mouth, so we (his dad and I) have been encouraging him to ...
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- of course you should let him. i agree with all the rest who answered you that your daycare giver is way off the mark. i too run a daycare and children should always ...
- I don't think there is a right or wrong answer with this one. If he wants to try to eat with a spoon at his age, what's the harm? She's probably right in that they s...
- A., As a mom I've found that there is not one way to do anything right. However, even though someone may have had 10 children, they are not the mother to your child....
Feeding
Asked by S.M. from Houston
on February 18, 2008
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I have a 3 1/2 Month old girl. When is it the righ time to start feeding your child more solid foods other than cereal and juice? Right now she eats a 6oz. bottle of f...
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- I agree with S.'s advice on solids and cradle cap. Although with my son, I did end up using a very small amt of dandruff shampoo (neutrogena t-gel) and that cleared i...
- i'd wait at least 6 months. the earlier you introduce foods/juices, the more likely they will develop allergies to those foods as well as allergies in general. cradl...
- All the advice written out there say to wait till they are 4 to 6 months to introduce food. So I waited till he was a little over 5 months cause I got tired of nursing...
The Spoon Introduction.
Asked by K.C. from Elkhart
on April 7, 2007
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What's the best way to go about beginning spoon-feeding? Just go for it? Finn doesn't seem to like the spoon very much...
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- Doctors all have their suggestions, but I started feeding (by spoon) my son at about 3 months, even though the doctor disagreed with it. My mom always had great advice...
- 4 months is kinda early for solids anyway... we do spoon feeding for our 10mo when it's something like yogurt but otherwise she eats finger food or bites off our plate...
- It's probably not that he doesn't like the spoon. He's still got the tongue thrusting reflex where he will naturally push objects out of his mouth. This means that h...
21 Month Old Won't Use Fork or Spoon to Feed Himself
Asked by M.L. from Los Angeles
on April 21, 2010
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Ok guys questions for ya...my little guy will not use a fork or spoon when he is eating...if I even try to hand the utensils to him he swats them away and has a meltdo...
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- your child is way too young to have enough control over a utensil like that. Lighten up. I don't think the kids can use them until 4 or 5.
- Dont rush him push only keeptrying eventuallly he will learn my mother said hand came before forkes i did use untilli was ready now at 86 years old things get...
- This is not a skill that a child of your son's age needs to master. My son is almost 2 and can use a fork but is just now learning how to use a spoon. And frankly, h...
