What a Face !! Should We Try Again?
When a child transitions to self-feeding parents are often concerned as the food intake reduces almost by half. The child has to learn the fine motor skills for self-feeding and it is not always easy picking up the small pieces of food. Research shows us that as the child learns to feed themselves, they start to eat more. Initially that is hard to believe ! Encourage self-feeding early on while they will still allow you to feed them by spoon to help with this transition. Be calm , all children go through this stage and learn to eat independently and eat the right amount. It just takes time.
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