What is this?
If you guessed a spoon of tuna noodle casserole, you’d be wrong.
“What?” you ask. Well, today it’s a race car revving it’s engine and racing to put food in a toddler’s mouth.
No, I haven’t lost my mind (at least not fully). It’s been almost a year since I was allowed to feed my toddler. At 13 months she was using a spoon independently and wouldn’t eat if I tried to feed her myself. Imagine my surprise when we reached a new phase of not eating … this time it’s because she wants to be fed again, but with a spoon racing to bring her food.
Just goes to show how differently our little ones see the world. I wonder if I could have gotten her to eat more green veggies lately if I’d only thought to use this technique sooner…
What role are (or were) your utensils playing to get your little ones to eat?
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4 comments
It's funny how kids change. Maybe she thought she gave up a good thing too early
Gosh I thought we were the only parents to have experienced this. It just goes to show that as soon as you have mastered one strategy, the carpet gets pulled from under your feet and you are back to the drawing board. Really enjoyed your blog post. Made me giggle.
When I was young kids were told not to play with food….but I think food, and eating should be fun and we should take our time to eat in a relaxed environment. A spoon is like a cardboard box to a child…anything is possible in their imagination…great post
This was cute Ivy. I remember doing the whole airplane thing as I made the spoon look like it could do circles and loop-de-loops when I fed my girlies when when they were little 🙂
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