My LO is about 10 months old and I am still spoon feeding him. I've offered him other foods in small pieces (steamed broccoli, apples, carrots, bananas) but he only smashes them between his fingers, tears them apart, and/or throws them on the floor. The only thing he will pick up himself are puffs. He will eat the other foods when I offer to feed him though. Any suggestions on encouraging self feeding? (Btw, he was sick on and off for a good month and a half and lost a lot of his baby fat and just started eating full meals again so I worry if I don't spoon feed him, he won't be eating until he's full).
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Freeze dried fruit was one of things we really liked for our self feeder.
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Are you always spoon feeding him? or do you hand feed him? If I take small bits and put them into LO's mouth and then give him a few little bits, he will then do it himself. I just have to remind him every single time that it's faster if he does it.
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@junebugmama: I usually do because I give him a variety of foods during meals. Like for breakfast he will have cottage cheese with fruit (spoonfed) along with a finger food of some sort. I first place 1-2 pieces on his tray and he ends up playing with it and then it goes on the floor.... So then I finger feed him.
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