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How much do you push eating with utensils?
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LO has been fully capable of using utensils almost since she was old enough to eat - however it's just plain easier to eat with her hands!
Honestly it really doesn't bother me, and we always wash her hands before and after meals, but I know at some point we need to get to better table manners.
How much do you "force" LO to use utensils over their fingers? (Let me clarify this is for items like corn that aren't that easy to navigate - if she's eating a liquid like applesauce or yogurt, she uses her spoon).
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Re: How much do you push eating with utensils?
N kind of likes utensils, so he chooses to use them a lot of the time. When he doesn't my response is generally to roll my eyes and say something like, "Little dude, you know you have a fork right?" Generally he'll giggle and use it and if
Hard to say, items like corn I try to mix with something like mashed potatoes so that it's easier for her. If it was just corn niblets, I'd probably let her use her hands.
Something like lasagna, I tell her to use the fork. And som
DS is pretty good about utensils, but OMG I can't stand it when he bangs his fork against the table. It always makes me want to put the fork in timeout, but then we won't get the utensil practice.
It is pretty cute however, when he's ha
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I can always tell if DD likes her meal because she declares "I'm going to use my fingers" and digs in. We typically try at the beginning of the meal to encourage using the proper utensil with the food and she usualy starts out trying that.
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