Sucking is an innate instinct that children bring with them from birth, but swallowing and chewing require later training. If chewing ability is not trained regularly and systematically, it will have an impact on the baby’s future eating habits, nutrient absorption and dental development. Therefore, from the age of 4 months, parents should pay special attention to the training of the baby’s chewing ability. 1.4-6 months After 4 months, the baby’s sucking and swallowing liquid food action has matured, can smoothly drink into the milk food, and not easily flow out. At this stage, the baby’s tongue becomes more flexible and he will try to swallow the paste food or juice in his mouth by using his tongue and mouth movements, however, the movements are not very coordinated and sometimes the food will be pushed out or only a small amount of food will be eaten. Training focus: It is recommended that starting at 4 months of age (or 6 months of age if you have allergies), mothers should start giving their babies foods other than milk, such as paste or puree, to give them the opportunity to train their oral movements. In order to match the size of the baby’s mouth, it is recommended that the mother use a small, safe and shallow spoon to feed. Don’t be discouraged and don’t be too anxious, as long as you try every day, you will find that your baby’s chance of eating food is increasing. For fruit juice or vegetable soup, mom can use a small spoon to feed. At around 6 months of age, mothers can prepare some small dental cakes for babies to grasp and stuff into their mouths to help them train their hand-eye coordination. The supplemental food form is mostly liquid or semi-liquid, such as: rice and wheat flour paste, apple puree, fruit juice, vegetable soup, suitable toothpaste, etc. 2.7-9 months 7 months old baby also began to grow teeth, this period baby chewing and swallowing ability will be more progress than the previous stage, baby will try to chew food up and down with the dental bed action, and, baby active desire to eat will also be enhanced, sometimes see others eating, he will also make the expression of wanting to taste. Training focus: Mothers can provide more varied complementary foods and make them harder or thicker in shape than at 4-6 months of age. Provide baby with foods that need to be chewed in order to develop chewing ability and to promote the eruption of teeth. In addition to feeding your baby food, if your baby is teething, you can also offer your baby foods that he or she can hold in his or her own hands, such as fruit strips or small pieces of toast. Because teething may be uncomfortable, babies can be supplied with slightly hard complementary foods such as teething cookies and dried buns. By biting and gnawing on these foods, the gums are stimulated to help the milk teeth erupt and correct the phenomenon of nipple biting, while at the same time training the baby’s oral chewing function in time. The form of complementary food is semi-liquid or semi-solid, such as vegetable puree, coarse fruit puree, fruit strips, bread slices, tofu and thin rice, etc. 3.10-12 months Babies have already grown 4-6 teeth, chewing ability and oral movements are more coordinated, babies will try to bite or bite off food first, and then perform simple chewing actions. From this stage, whether your baby can chew food properly also has an impact on the development of teeth. Proper chewing can stimulate the growth of milk teeth, enhance the development of jaw and facial muscles, and at the same time, enable your baby to get the nutrients needed for health through complementary foods. Training focus: baby’s supplementary food has gradually progressed to the adult stage, however, in principle, foods that are not easily digestible or too greasy are still not suitable for babies to eat. You can choose adult foods that are softer and easier to chew. In addition to adult feeding, you can also train your baby’s ability to eat on his or her own. Mom may want to prepare a waterproof bib and a small spoon suitable for grasping, so that your baby can scoop food to eat on his or her own, which can also train your baby’s hand-eye coordination and self-care skills. Gradually switch to complementary foods and milk, providing about 3-4 complementary foods and 2 milk meals a day. Start training your baby to drink from a water cup, initially with a straw cup, and then gradually change to a regular duckbill cup. The form of supplementary food is mainly semi-solid or solid, such as: soft noodles, vegetable porridge, meat porridge, mashed meat, steamed eggs and boiled vegetables, etc. 4, 12 months and above After 1 year old, babies can slowly handle adult food, while getting better at using their teeth, in addition, this stage of the baby also has good imitation ability, parents may often do demonstration actions, remind the baby to bite the food, chew a chew, so that the baby can smoothly switch to the general meal food. Training focus: provide babies with long strips of fruit, cooked vegetable segments or slightly hard cookies, so that babies can get used to eating solid food. You can provide adultized food to your baby as long as he is willing, but it is still important to observe your baby’s digestive and absorption response. Around 1.5 years old, your baby will be able to provide the same food as adults, except that some foods need to be cut into appropriate sizes or pieces, but not too finely. Provide foods that are easier for babies to scoop or grasp, and it is best for babies to learn to eat on their own. Usually you can provide your baby with toys that train or stimulate oral movements, such as trumpets, whistles, etc. You can also teach your baby to blow pieces of paper, bubbles, etc. The form of supplementary food is mainly solid. You can give easily digestible foods of the six major types. For example, fish, white rice, cut into segments of green vegetables, cut into pieces of fruit. With the perfect development of teeth, by the late stage of complementary feeding, the baby’s oral action is getting richer and gradually can bite the food with teeth first and then chew it. Although the chewing action has progressed, but the development of chewing ability and the final perfect process will not end until the age of 16, so the late complementary food or to focus on training baby’s chewing ability Oh.