Self feeding with a spoon or fork

When did your dc learn to do this? I have not even let mikayla attempt to do this yet she self feeds with her hands all the time but I have yet to introduce utensils....is there some sort of "way" to teach them this, what is the right age to start this

TIA

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I started the kids at around 9-10 months (it may have been before that).

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i started giving her a fork/spoon around 1 year. She didn't start actually getting the hang of eating with it until recently, about 18-20 months old.

It's a big cognitive thing for them, just think of the steps you take to get from plate to mouth

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when you gave them the utensils, did you "show"them what to do / guide their hand, etc

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I started giving DS utensils until after he was 1 but he did not start getting the hang of them until he was about 16 or 17 months.

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Lukie is 13 months. He TRIES to eat yogurt with a spoon but 95% of it lands on the floor or himself

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Started giving him utensils at around 11 months. As the months went on, he would get more food in his mouth rather than on the floor. Now, he's a pro!

ETA: this was him at 12 months using a fork,,it gets better!

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yes, she does watch us eat. I have tried giving her the spoon while I am feeding her (she does NOT want me to feed her anymore ) but she just winds up shaking the spook and getting the food everywhere. This will be fun

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10 months I let him TRY to do it himself--but it winds up on the floor and his hair

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I let her start trying at around 11 months. By about 13-14 months she was actually doing pretty well with them and will get the food in her mouth more often than not.

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Posted by Sweets13

Started giving him utensils at around 11 months. As the months went on, he would get more food in his mouth rather than on the floor. Now, he's a pro!

ETA: this was him at 12 months using a fork,,it gets better!

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DD can put the spoon and fork in her mouth to get the food...but she has yet to figure out how to get them there herself!

If I put chicken on the fork, she will eat it...but she can't put the chicken on the fork herself

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As soon as he started eating, I always gave him a spoon. He really got the hang of it when he turned 1.

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I started pretty early and he sort of gets it all in his mouth but not really at 21 months. It is still a difficult task for him for some reason. Maybe because I should practice more with him.

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at 21 mths DD is getting pretty good at the fork ...still needs for practice with the spoon

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At 17 months, DD will stab at her plate and end up forking something about 50% of the time. She can get it in her mouth. But a spoon....forget it

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Posted by Lucky

DD will stab at her plate and end up forking something about 50% of the time.

this made me LMAO

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I feed DD half the time but the other half - DD grabs the spoon right out of my hand and feeds herself - (but she also loves to stick her hand in the food too) she gets most of it in her mouth - but I think it will be a while before she can do it well. She will be 9 months tomorrow.

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DD is really getting good now but she needs help getting the food on the fork tines..
but if I stab it for her, she'll grab the fork and put it right in her mouth- no misses.
she's 17th months next week.