Trick tiny taste buds.
The taste buds for sweet flavors are found toward the tip of the tongue; the taste buds for salt are on the sides of the tongue; the taste buds for bitter are at the back of the tongue. In the middle of the tongue, the taste buds are more neutral. So it is wise to place a new sweet food on the tip of the tongue, but a new less sweet food on the neutral area in the middle in order to give the food a fighting chance of going into baby instead of coming back out. Veggies, for example, have a better chance of being willingly swallowed if placed on the middle of the tongue rather than on the tip of the tongue, except perhaps for sweet ones, like sweet potatoes.
The taste buds for sweet flavors are found toward the tip of the tongue; the taste buds for salt are on the sides of the tongue; the taste buds for bitter are at the back of the tongue. In the middle of the tongue, the taste buds are more neutral. So it is wise to place a new sweet food on the tip of the tongue, but a new less sweet food on the neutral area in the middle in order to give the food a fighting chance of going into baby instead of coming back out. Veggies, for example, have a better chance of being willingly swallowed if placed on the middle of the tongue rather than on the tip of the tongue, except perhaps for sweet ones, like sweet potatoes.
Give your baby a bone.
Baby can graduate from a nearly empty chicken bone (sliver bone remove) to one with a decent amount of meat left on it (still no sliver bone). It has great play value (for banging, gnawing on, waving, transferring from hand to hand) to buy you a few more minutes of savoring your own food, and baby may actually east some of the chicken.
Baby can graduate from a nearly empty chicken bone (sliver bone remove) to one with a decent amount of meat left on it (still no sliver bone). It has great play value (for banging, gnawing on, waving, transferring from hand to hand) to buy you a few more minutes of savoring your own food, and baby may actually east some of the chicken.
Forgive food fears.
It is normal for some babies to fear new foods. Expect your baby to explore a new food before she eats it. Allow your baby to become familiar with the new food before actually tasting it. One way to encourage the cautious feeder is to place a bit of the food on baby's own index finger and guide his own finger full of food into his mouth.
It is normal for some babies to fear new foods. Expect your baby to explore a new food before she eats it. Allow your baby to become familiar with the new food before actually tasting it. One way to encourage the cautious feeder is to place a bit of the food on baby's own index finger and guide his own finger full of food into his mouth.
Enjoy the lap of luxury.
If your child refuses to get in or stay in his high chair, let him sit on your la and eat off your plate. If baby begins messing with your food, place a few morsels of food on the table between baby and plate to direct his attention away from your dinner.
If your child refuses to get in or stay in his high chair, let him sit on your la and eat off your plate. If baby begins messing with your food, place a few morsels of food on the table between baby and plate to direct his attention away from your dinner.
Share a plate.
Let baby eat off your plate. Sometimes babies just don't want to eat like a baby; they'll reject both baby food and baby plates. Around one year of age, babies enjoy sitting on parents' laps and picking food off their plate, especially mashed potatoes and cooked, soft vegetables. Try putting baby's food on your plate and trick the little gourmet into eating his own food.
Let baby eat off your plate. Sometimes babies just don't want to eat like a baby; they'll reject both baby food and baby plates. Around one year of age, babies enjoy sitting on parents' laps and picking food off their plate, especially mashed potatoes and cooked, soft vegetables. Try putting baby's food on your plate and trick the little gourmet into eating his own food.
Assist in self-feeding.
Around one year of age babies enter the
"do it myself" stage and may want to feed themselves with a spoon.
Most parents find it much easier to feed a baby than to let baby take over the
job with her own utensils. Compromise is needed here. A trick to use with the
determined self-feeder is to do the job together. The parent holds the spoonful
of food, and when baby grabs the spoon, mom or dad continues to hold on and
helps baby guide the spoon into her mouth. Take advantage of baby's desire to
mimic you at this age. When he sees you using a spoon properly, baby is more
likely to try it too.
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