“Have another bite” “Baby waving his hand” In fact, do the following points, your baby can eat by himself! What do babies need to prepare to eat on their own? 1, first of all, 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 a pocket underneath, the baby dropped rice grains will fall into the bib, not to fall everywhere on the ground. 4, wash your hands, then you can let your baby sit in the dining chair to eat on their own. How to let the baby eat by themselves? 1. Finger food, let your baby eat on his own Signs that your baby wants to eat on his own: Your baby is interested in adult food and always tries to reach out and grab the food or spoon you feed him. Mom can give your baby some fruits cut into strips or slices and teach him to hold them with his thumb and index finger to eat by himself. At every meal, prepare some food that your baby can grab and eat by himself, such as carrots, sweet potatoes, potatoes, broccoli, etc. cut into finger size for your baby to grab, or spiral pasta, cannelloni, 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 You can demonstrate eating with cutlery to show the baby, so that the baby knows how to use cutlery. When your baby is 8 or 9 months old, he or she will start to be interested in spoons and even reach out and try to grab the spoons from his or her 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 take one sip at a time, so mothers can 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 easier for babies to grasp. Mom can show your baby how to hold chopsticks by hand. The process of your baby learning to use chopsticks will continue until the age of 6, so there is absolutely no need for your mother to be too critical. 3. Cartoon patterns make babies eat better In order to make babies more appetizing, many 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, it is best for mothers to choose tableware with patterns engraved only on the outside of the tableware. 4, let the meal become interesting 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! When your baby spits 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 adults 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.