eating with a spoon or fork

at what age did your DC start eating with a spoon or fork by themselves??

I read in one of the books I have that around age 1 they should start trying - - DD is 13 mths and I dont see her ready for this any time soon.

Re: eating with a spoon or fork

DD is 16 months and tries to eat with a fork but she's not that good at it...
If I put the food on the fork for her she can do it no problem...
Not even close with a spoon, she still flings everything off of it...

Re: eating with a spoon or fork

Gianna is almost 15 months old, she'll eat anything from the fork/spoon and she'll do it herself if you put something on it, but she's no where near doing it herself.

I asked my PED since I read the same thing and was getting concerned, he said not to worry, 18 months old is when you should really start to introduce utensils, until that age they don't have the skills yet.

Re: eating with a spoon or fork

Posted by sweetness

Gianna is almost 15 months old, she'll eat anything from the fork/spoon and she'll do it herself if you put something on it, but she's no where near doing it herself.

I asked my PED since I read the same thing and was getting concerned, he said not to worry, 18 months old is when you should really start to introduce utensils, until that age they don't have the skills yet.

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Sara is 17 months and eats with a spoon and fork. SHe rarely lets me help her eat . She started at 16 months