17/04/2022
Think your child will mess up their food while trying to eat?
Let them!
Self-feeding encourages the child in many ways and accelerates their growth and development.
- Learning to eat using their hands is an important fine motor skill motivator. It helps promote handgrip, flexing of neck muscles, and multiple joint movements.
- In addition, children learn about food texture, temperature, and smell, contributing to the overall impetus of sensory development.
- This apart, self-feeding builds other cognitive behaviours such as patience, focus, and independence.
- Also, when parents take over the duty to feed the child, they feed the child more. Parents need to understand that overfeeding may pave the way for childhood obesity and even trigger juvenile diabetes later on.
Consult a pediatrician to talk about your child’s self-feeding habits and how you can encourage them to stay at it.
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