My 2 year old is on dipping. She can use a fork to eat but can't use the spoon. All she does is dip the spoon in soup or oatmeal and then she pulls it out empty. She doesn't understand how to scoop!
The first step to scooping is the dip, so that's good, but to get the dip, try a bowl with a slanted side, like the Baby Dipper Bowl. Coat the edge with just enough puree/yogurt/pudding etc. that she has to slide down the side to scoop. That will teach her the motion!
Any tips on how to teach 1 1/2 to to use a spoon? He used to eat soups but once he learned to eat with his hands, he will refuse me feeding him with one or try to use one himself
I’ve been letting my baby feed her self with a spoon for a few months now but haven’t really let her hold the ball at school by herself until recently, and it’s not going well. She gets really discouraged really fast when they feel we won’t stick to the spoon like it does when I feed her and then she just throws the spoon around and digs in the ball with her fingers and then doesn’t want to eat it all and will just throw The food on the floor. She doesn’t really eat purées anymore but I’m trying to make the food that she does he thick enough for her to have it stick to the spoon but it isn’t working. And now it is winter and I don’t want to have a big mess with water play in the kitchen. This is causing her to eat last which is putting me on Malcolm duty more often and since she is already pretty high up on the weight charts I need her to eat more solid food which would be less nutrient dense but I’m not gonna give her junk food which will be easier to eat.
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My 2 year old is on dipping. She can use a fork to eat but can't use the spoon. All she does is dip the spoon in soup or oatmeal and then she pulls it out empty. She doesn't understand how to scoop!
The first step to scooping is the dip, so that's good, but to get the dip, try a bowl with a slanted side, like the Baby Dipper Bowl. Coat the edge with just enough puree/yogurt/pudding etc. that she has to slide down the side to scoop. That will teach her the motion!
Any tips on how to teach 1 1/2 to to use a spoon? He used to eat soups but once he learned to eat with his hands, he will refuse me feeding him with one or try to use one himself
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I’ve been letting my baby feed her self with a spoon for a few months now but haven’t really let her hold the ball at school by herself until recently, and it’s not going well. She gets really discouraged really fast when they feel we won’t stick to the spoon like it does when I feed her and then she just throws the spoon around and digs in the ball with her fingers and then doesn’t want to eat it all and will just throw The food on the floor. She doesn’t really eat purées anymore but I’m trying to make the food that she does he thick enough for her to have it stick to the spoon but it isn’t working. And now it is winter and I don’t want to have a big mess with water play in the kitchen. This is causing her to eat last which is putting me on Malcolm duty more often and since she is already pretty high up on the weight charts I need her to eat more solid food which would be less nutrient dense but I’m not gonna give her junk food which will be easier to eat.
My 3 yrs old is she to eating with her hands and ever time I try a spoon of fork she throws it.
There are videos on my RUclips channel to help, and videos on my course The Picky Eater Course at www.melaniepotock.com that go into lots of detail.
Same
Same with 2 years old it's so frustrating
What age would you consider an advance toddler?
What brand is the curved spoon (at 4 min 30 seconds into the video)?
That's the spoon and fork that come with the Baby Dipper Bowl www.babydipper.com/
What are your thoughts on the Olababy spoon?
I've had clients who really liked that spoon - it's a nice one for kids with sensitive mouths.