Self feeding
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Topic: Self feeding
Posted By: FionaO
Subject: Self feeding
Date Posted: 21 August 2009 at 7:19pm
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Hi,
DS likes to eat but mainly likes to be fed, which I have always liked well cos its easy. He seems to be more interested in feeding himself, but when I give him finger foods, he mainly just messes around with it. Should I be really encouraging finger foods and if so how? ------------- 
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Posted By: jaycee
Date Posted: 21 August 2009 at 7:58pm
I tended to do lots of finger food at lunch time - we are usually out and about and so have lunch boxes, and then do spoon feeding at dinner time to ensure a full tummy (for big sleeps ). Now Sophie does most of her own dinner and I just help with the tricky bits (like vegies  )-------------   
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 22 August 2009 at 12:54pm
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I found it easiest to pop E in her highchair with some fingerfood for 5 minutes while I was getting her meal ready, or if I was busy (eg trying to do laundry) I'd sit her up in it with some food to play with - things that were colourful worked well - slices of avacado and wedges of mandarin and some marmite toast so it looked interesting. It doesn't matter if it'ss just played with, food is a tactile experience to start with, so stimulate the senses. Once they find something they like, they will soon figure out how to get most of it in!! ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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