“Have another bite”, “Baby waving his hand”. In fact, if you do the following, your baby will be able to eat well by himself! What do I need to prepare for my baby to eat by himself? 1.First of all, prepare a stable dining chair, put the baby in the dining chair. 2, prepare a suction cup bowl, the bowl can be firmly fixed on the table, easy for the baby to pick up, will not knock over the bowl of rice. 3.Prepare a silicone bib, the kind with a pocket below, the baby dropped rice particles will fall into the bib, not to fall all over the floor. 4, wash your hands, and then you can let your baby sit in the dining chair to eat by themselves. How to let the baby eat by himself? 1, finger food, let the baby eat by himself Signal that the baby wants to eat by himself: the baby is interested in adult food, always trying to reach out to grab the food you feed him or the spoon. Mom can give your baby some fruits cut into strips or slices, and teach him to use his thumb and forefinger to hold and eat by himself. Prepare some food that can be supplied to the baby for grasping at each meal, such as carrots, sweet potatoes, potatoes, broccoli, etc. cut into finger-sized pieces for the baby to grasp, or spiralized pasta, semolina, bread, etc. cut into small pieces are good food for the baby to learn to grasp and eat. 2, a good demonstration, so that the baby to imitate can demonstrate the use of tableware to eat to the baby to see, so that the baby knows how to use tableware. When the baby is 8 or 9 months old, he or she will start to be interested in spoons, and may even reach out to grab the spoon in the mother’s hand. At this point, the mother should let the baby try to use the spoon by himself/herself. At first, the mother can assist from the side, if the baby accidentally dropped the spoon on the floor, the mother should also have the patience to guide, never harshly blame the baby, so as to avoid the baby rejected learning. Since babies are less strong, do not put more than one-third of the food in the bowl; babies may not know how to drink one sip at a time, so the mother can also assist them by adjusting the amount of food they eat each time. Chopsticks are more difficult to use and are a fine motor skill, so it is recommended that mothers wait until their babies are 2 years old before trying to practice. Babies should use children’s chopsticks, which are shorter and easier for babies to grasp. Mom can show your baby how to hold the chopsticks by hand. The process of learning to use chopsticks will continue until the age of 6, so there is no need for the mother to be too harsh. 3, cartoon patterns so that the baby to eat more flavor In order to make the baby more appetite, many baby special tableware are painted with cute cartoon patterns. Some of these cartoon patterns on the outside of the tableware, some are painted in the middle of the tableware. Do the colors of the patterns on the tableware come off? Will the colors dissolve when they are filled with certain foods? These are the concerns of mothers when shopping for baby tableware. Therefore, it is best for mothers to choose tableware with patterns engraved only on the outside of the tableware. 4, make eating fun Let the baby think eating is very interesting is very important, you can use the game to induce him to put food into your mouth, and then make a very tasty reaction, and then encourage the baby to eat with you. Meal time, the family try to sit around together, so that the baby has a warm and pleasant experience, must not bring emotions to the table, and must not eat while watching TV, this is very important. Babies eat by themselves also need to pay attention to? 1, do not force feed, do not eat, do not feed! Stop feeding when your baby spits out the food. Don’t coax and trick your baby into stuffing a few more bites when he doesn’t eat. 2, don’t be afraid of the baby get everywhere no matter because the baby’s clumsiness, resulting in the process of eating how much of a mess, parents should not criticize the baby, and do not therefore overstep the baby to feed. Parents should firmly believe that a mess of time will not be long, soon, your baby can use the tableware alone, happy to eat. 3, don’t be afraid of the baby eat slowly The baby at first is eating very slowly, may be adults to eat a meal, the baby has not eaten much of anything. It does not matter if the baby eats slowly, eat slowly, the baby’s own mouth, and adults fed into the mouth is certainly a world of difference. Generally speaking, the baby’s meal time is usually not more than 30 minutes, or has appeared distracted, play the situation, it should end the meal. 4, do not use cartoons to coax the baby to eat Some babies eat dishonestly, parents in order to let the baby sit at the table, will give the baby to broadcast cartoons. This not only affects the baby’s eating, but also affects the baby’s digestion and develops bad eating habits.