Generally babies can eat on their own at around two weeks of age, but there are individual differences.
Most babies can hold their own bottle at 4 months and can grab food and bring it to their mouths at 8 months. After one and a half years of age, they can use spoons etc. more skillfully. This growth process is also a trend in the development of hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills in babies.
In general, babies can imitate adults eating normally and can use special small chopsticks by about two weeks of age. At three weeks of age, they can eat and dress independently in kindergarten.
In view of the fact that every baby’s hands are not the same, and the training is different in the morning and evening, the time for babies to eat on their own is also slightly different.
Parents should strengthen the training of the child’s ability to eat on their own and awareness, pay attention to the gradual and orderly progress, patient guidance and encouragement. Babies should be supervised by adults when eating by themselves to prevent accidents.