Many families, baby eating is like a war, the whole family to chase and feed, not eat two bites refused to eat, let the baby eat on their own really difficult! In fact, if you do the following things well, your baby will be able to eat on his or her own! What do babies need to prepare to eat on their own? 1, first of all, to prepare a solid dining chair, put the baby in the dining chair. 2, prepare a suction cup bowl, the bowl can be firmly fixed on the dining table, easy for the baby to pick up, will not spill the rice in the bowl. 3, prepare a silicone bib, the kind with pockets underneath, the baby will fall into the bib when it falls, not to fall all over the floor. 4, wash your hands, then you can let your baby eat on their own when they eat supplemental food or adults eat. How to let the baby eat by themselves? 1, finger food, let the baby eat on their own baby interested in adult food, always attempt to reach out to grab the food you feed him or spoon, in your feeding time refused to eat, this is a signal to try on their own. Mom can give your baby some fruit cut into strips or slices and teach him to hold it with his thumb and index finger to eat it by himself. Prepare some food for your baby to grab and eat every meal, such as carrots, sweet potatoes, potatoes, broccoli, etc. cut into finger size for your baby to grab, or spiral pasta, macaroni, bread, etc. cut into small pieces are good foods for your baby to learn to grab and eat. 2, do a good demonstration, let the baby imitate To let the baby eat on their own the best way is to demonstrate to him, finger food is a good way to practice. In addition, you can also demonstrate eating with cutlery to show your baby, so that your baby knows how to use the cutlery. At the age of 8 or 9 months, your baby will start to be interested in spoons and will even reach out and try to grab the spoon from his mother. At this point, mom should let her baby try to use it by herself. If your baby accidentally drops the spoon on the floor, you should guide your baby patiently and never scold him or her harshly to avoid his or her rejection of learning. Since babies have little strength, do not put more than one-third of the food in the bowl; they may not know how to drink one sip at a time, so mom can also help and adjust the amount of food each time. Chopsticks are difficult to use and are fine motor skills, so it is recommended that mothers wait until their babies are 2 years old before trying to practice them. Babies should use special chopsticks for children, which are shorter and lighter and easier for babies to grasp. Your mother can show your baby how to hold the chopsticks by hand, using your thumb, index finger and ring finger to hold the chopsticks and practicing the clamping action with your tiger’s mouth open and closed. The process of learning to use chopsticks will continue until the age of 6, so there is no need for mom to be too critical. 3. Cartoon patterns make babies eat better In order to make babies more appetizing, many special baby tableware are painted with cute cartoon patterns. Some of these cartoon patterns in the exterior of the tableware, some are painted in the middle of the tableware. Does the color of the painted pattern come off? Will the color be dissolved when loaded with certain foods? These are the concerns of mothers in the purchase of baby tableware. Therefore, many mothers had better choose only in the tableware exterior engraved with the pattern of tableware. 4, let the meal become fun Let the baby feel that eating is very interesting is very important, you can use the game to induce him to put the food into your mouth, and then make a very delicious response, and then encourage the baby to eat with you. It is very important that you do not bring your emotions to the table, and that you do not watch TV while eating. Baby eating on their own also need to pay attention to? 1, do not force-feed, do not eat, do not feed In the baby will spit out the food, stop feeding. Don’t coax and trick your baby into stuffing a few more bites when he or she doesn’t eat. 2, don’t be afraid that the baby get everywhere No matter how messy the process of eating because of the baby’s clumsy hands and feet, parents should not criticize the baby, and don’t therefore overstep their authority to feed the baby. Parents should firmly believe that a mess of time will never be long, soon, your baby can use the tableware alone, happy to eat. 3, don’t be afraid of baby eating slowly Baby is eating very slowly at first, may be adults to eat a meal to finish, the baby has not eaten much. It doesn’t matter if the baby eats slowly, eat slowly again, the baby eats into the mouth, and the adult fed into the mouth is certainly a world of difference. Generally speaking, the baby’s meal time is usually no more than 30 minutes, or has appeared distracted, play, should end the meal. 4, do not use cartoons to coax the baby to eat Some babies do not eat honestly, parents in order to let the baby sit at the table, will broadcast cartoons to the baby. This will not only affect the baby’s eating, but also affect the baby’s digestion and develop bad eating habits.