Post by pinktorontogirl on Nov 28, 2006 21:22:51 GMT
;D * Try adding baby rice and formula milk to vegetable and fruit puree to give a milder flavour and add extra calories.
* Many children can tolerate smooth foods or solid foods but can’t tolerate the different textures together until they are quite a bit older. It takes a skill that they haven’t acquired to cope with smooth foods with lumps in.
* Later on offer a wide variety of foods but do not force a young child to eat them, and do not assume they will dislike strong flavours – some parents have had most success with feeding where food has been covered in very spicy sauces. Let them choose what to eat and give them the opportunity to feed themselves even if they get covered in food, take ages and don’t eat much. It is all a valuable part of their development and if you don’t make an issue of it they won’t associate eating with stress and anxiety from you.
* When they get on to feeding themselves, try to find cutlery with thicker handles that are easier to hold and offer better control.
* When you are trying to encourage self feeding, try having your little one sitting in their high chair at the table with you whilst you eat. This will help develop a good attitude to eating and encourage good table manners.
* Try putting your baby’s hands on their bottle, cup or cutlery and holding them there before putting them to the baby’s mouth to get them used to the coordination needed for self feeding.
* When you are trying to teach how to drink from a straw, try using a juice carton as you can gently squeeze it to make the juice come up the straw into the mouth. Or else suck a thick milk shake up a straw and quickly put your finger over the top to create a vacuum, then place in the child’s mouth and slowly release the vacuum to let the milk shake out. The sucking of a straw may help with the development of the mouth muscles.
* Many children can tolerate smooth foods or solid foods but can’t tolerate the different textures together until they are quite a bit older. It takes a skill that they haven’t acquired to cope with smooth foods with lumps in.
* Later on offer a wide variety of foods but do not force a young child to eat them, and do not assume they will dislike strong flavours – some parents have had most success with feeding where food has been covered in very spicy sauces. Let them choose what to eat and give them the opportunity to feed themselves even if they get covered in food, take ages and don’t eat much. It is all a valuable part of their development and if you don’t make an issue of it they won’t associate eating with stress and anxiety from you.
* When they get on to feeding themselves, try to find cutlery with thicker handles that are easier to hold and offer better control.
* When you are trying to encourage self feeding, try having your little one sitting in their high chair at the table with you whilst you eat. This will help develop a good attitude to eating and encourage good table manners.
* Try putting your baby’s hands on their bottle, cup or cutlery and holding them there before putting them to the baby’s mouth to get them used to the coordination needed for self feeding.
* When you are trying to teach how to drink from a straw, try using a juice carton as you can gently squeeze it to make the juice come up the straw into the mouth. Or else suck a thick milk shake up a straw and quickly put your finger over the top to create a vacuum, then place in the child’s mouth and slowly release the vacuum to let the milk shake out. The sucking of a straw may help with the development of the mouth muscles.