But, I guess we had to suck it up and let her do this at some point, right? A parental right of passage- dealing with the mess of allowing your kids to be independent!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
We Let Her Do WHAT?!?
About two weeks ago, we were sitting at the table eating dinner. Ben was feeding Claire, as usual. All of a sudden, Claire literally grabbed the spoon out of Ben's hand and started feeding herself. We had been avoiding letting her feed herself for this reason:
But, I guess we had to suck it up and let her do this at some point, right? A parental right of passage- dealing with the mess of allowing your kids to be independent!
But, I guess we had to suck it up and let her do this at some point, right? A parental right of passage- dealing with the mess of allowing your kids to be independent!
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Yes. This is a daily occurrence at our house. Austin grabbed the spoon out of our hands at around 9 months and never let us have it back. It's the one thing my kids are developmentally early in: eating. Of course, it's not like he can use a spoon yet very well, but he's really good at taking that bowl of applesauce and pouring it in his mouth...or down his front. :) I actually love it. By the time they hit toddler years, they are so unenthusiastic about food the baby time feels refreshing.
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