Should You Allow Your Baby to Eat with His Hands: Wise Moms Let Their Baby Touch Food

24.10.2024 21:45

Many parents strive to teach their children how to use cutlery so that they can eat their breakfasts, lunches and dinners with care.

But the advice to allow the baby to eat with his hands sounds, at the very least, unusual, but there is some sense in it.

Why should a baby touch food with his hands?

Firstly, it is interesting for the child. The more products the baby touches with his hands, the more he will want to try them.

The cucumber is so rough to the touch, what if it is tasty? But the peach is soft and even fluffy, probably sweet, the baby thinks.

Through tactile interaction with food, the child will expand his understanding of the world around him.

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Secondly, it is useful for speech development.

If you voice the names of products, the child will gradually try to repeat the words.

And thirdly, in this way you can satisfy the child’s curiosity and form correct eating habits.

Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources