![]() (It turns out your mom was right: that cookie will ruin dinner.) See our suggested Feeding Schedules by age.Įmpower with choice: Offer small portions of different foods ( e.g., 2 proteins, 2 veg, etc.) at each main meal, served at the same time. ![]() Make sure main meals are not soon after snacks or breast/bottle feeds. ![]() Children who are excessively cleaned or not allowed to touch food may grow up thinking food is "dirty" and even have visceral reactions to food touching their skin or clothes, even if they have no other sensory processing issues away from the table. Resist the urge to wipe your child's face and hands during meals and let your baby get messy while self-feeding. (For how, see our free First Foods® database.) Have a baby older than that? Check out our Purees to Finger Food to jumpstart self-feeding. If you are exclusively spoon-feeding textureless food, aim to introduce finger foods by 9 months of age.
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