Once I went to dinner at a friend's house and she had three children, the eldest being five and the youngest one only one. Before leaving, I was ready for a messy meal, but unexpectedly, the dinner was a success and her education was an eye-opener for me.
The main course for dinner was spaghetti meat sauce, and when I came, she was making dinner and didn't see the children's dinner, and I thought, when she's ready to make the noodles, it will probably take a while to make dinner. Unexpectedly, the spaghetti was ready, and she said, "It's up!" She spread a piece of paper under the baby's dining chair, put a smaller bowl on the baby's table, and then everyone served in turn, and she made a bowl of noodles for the child, and took a long strip of bread, and then ate it.
Let your child learn to be independent and let him eat on his own!
It's normal to give kids something for an adult, but with a hard piece of bread, I'm curious! Can a 1-year-old child eat on his own like an adult? Just grew a few teeth, can I eat a loaf of bread? My friend was taken aback by my question, which seemed normal to her and would think that my reaction was too big. Maybe she was right, at the end of a meal, I kept watching the child, watching her eat with relish, her face covered with red sauce, she couldn't eat a long loaf of bread, she would lick it with her tongue and taste the bread.
In fact, I did the same thing myself, and when it was time for dinner, I would put the child at the table, help her pack up, and help her put on the apron. So, the little guy did it himself. Although the table and the floor were a mess every time I ate, I decided to take some effort to clean up after watching the children eat with relish. The most important thing is to let children have such habits. Second, have proper chairs for the children to eat at the table.
But my nephew's situation is completely different. He is more than one year old, and everyone in the family will cook porridge with bones or fish soup, but it is all boiled with water, one is fast, and the other is that there is no need to clean the battlefield. My mother also said that let the children eat on their own, because they will not really eat enough, and at the next meal, they will feel hungry. These ideas, passed down from previous generations, are useful, but there may be other better ways to promote children's development. Foreign experts say that after 6 months, the baby can learn to eat on his own, and he can also eat on his own.
Parents have also found that the child will sit, can climb, not much to talk, but will become more assertive, many things are their own decision, parents do not agree, he will protest. It's a great way to have your child eat on his own and make him feel like an independent person. Compared with trying other things, eating is not harmful to children, parents just have to be patient and let them decide for themselves what to eat and how much to eat, which is a win-win situation!
And, if you don't want your child to grow into someone who needs your care, then you should start with small things, start with small things, and what you have to do is to let your children learn to be independent.
Children's control over the tableware is not very strong, so they often grab it with their hands, stuffing their mouths while filling their faces. Parents who see children holding things with their hands or toys often have a wave of anger in their hearts, thinking that they are not paying attention when eating. However, a survey showed that when children grasp food with their hands, they also feel the temperature and touch of food, so that their senses are developed. For everything in this world, it is so novel, all children, will be full of curiosity about their own lives. Through your own food, you can expand children's touch, taste, and visual experience, which is a very worthwhile experience!
Whether it is with his hands or chopsticks, he can exercise his physical coordination very well. Imagine how hard a child has to use his hands to grab something to grab his fingers? How to catch it? How do I get cutlery? So, how far do you have to bend your arm to get food into your mouth? And how does the mouth cooperate to bring food from a knife and fork or hand to the mouth? In this process, the coordination of small muscles and large muscles is essential, and when eating, the child's body is also learning and developing.
Therefore, parents feed their children, although faster and do not have to be washed, but unconsciously, they deprive their children of early learning. However, it is not an easy task to let their children eat, and parents must have enough patience, so parents should start with the simplest food and avoid giving up after eating a few times. Also, parents should pay attention to the fact that for children whose chewing and swallowing functions have not yet fully developed, they should choose appropriate foods, and pay attention to the baby's diet to avoid choking.
In fact, a friend's child, after dinner, would be like a canvas, with her father dragging her to the shower and her mother wiping her clean. Would she be embarrassed, you ask? She thought about it, or let the child come by herself and let them sit together as a family, which is the most cost-effective. As for the mother's "not full", in fact, the structure of the human body is very magical, no one will be hungry, once or twice not full, will learn to eat more, the child's learning ability is very strong, parents do not have to worry.