Surely you dreamed of the day when your child learns to hold a spoon on his own. The day has come, and you realized that independence brings with it new problems. Now the kid with enthusiasm smears the puree on himself and all the surrounding objects. And your greatest desire is to teach your child to be neat.
Instructions
Step 1
Stop feeding your baby at a separate table. Sit him down with adults at a common table. By observing how parents behave while eating, the child will begin to copy you. And soon it will stop getting dirty so actively. In addition, it will be interesting for him to plunge into the atmosphere that reigns at an adult table. And he will not play his art as long as he is interested in you. You can help your baby eat, but try to make him more independent. If you feed and persuade him, he will have time to spin. But if he tries to eat himself, then there will be practically no time for entertainment at the table. Your task is just to help him a little with the instruments.
Step 2
As soon as the child starts spinning around the table and has ceased to show interest in food, remove him from the table. While the adults continue to eat, place the child in the playpen and place some toys in it. If the child is very dirty, do not scold. Otherwise, the baby may get scared, and feeding at a common table will cause persistent negative emotions in him.
Step 3
To prevent the baby from turning over the plates, purchase special dishes with suction cups. Even if a child begins to misbehave at the table and tries to throw all the dishes on the floor, it is unlikely that he will be able to do it so easily. And besides, keep an eye on the baby at all times. And if he manages to tear off the plate, you will have time to intercept it.
Step 4
Baby bibs do not cover the entire baby during feeding. To make it less dirty, use old towels, in which cut a hole for the head. Wrap your child in it, leaving your hands free.
Step 5
Don't combine feeding with fun. Do not turn on the TV, do not sing songs while your child is fighting with a spoon - firstly, this is how you distract him from the eating process, and secondly, you develop a not very good habit. Moreover, having amused, the baby will begin to wave the spoon even more actively.
