Eating with a spoon

[mpc]

Around what age do kids figure out how to feed themselves with a spoon? Things like yogurt, applesauce, etc. my DS is 14 months - he pretends with the spoon, but he's nowhere close to actually doing it. I'm starting to feel guilty sending all these spoonable foods to daycare everyday.

[catbus]

I think DS really "got it" around 16 months, and now at 19 months he uses it very well.

[djc315]

May 13, 2014 10:38:29 GMT -5 catbus said:

I think DS really "got it" around 16 months, and now at 19 months he uses it very well.

Ditto this!  He wanted to use the spoon earlier, but was not reliable!  

[Brie]

May 13, 2014 10:39:12 GMT -5 djc315 said:

May 13, 2014 10:38:29 GMT -5 catbus said:

I think DS really "got it" around 16 months, and now at 19 months he uses it very well.

Ditto this!  He wanted to use the spoon earlier, but was not reliable!  

Thirded this.

We still have nights where he shovels yogurt in by his hands though.  He CAN use a spoon, but sometimes it's not fast enough for him. 

[mpc]

May 13, 2014 10:40:19 GMT -5 Brie said:

May 13, 2014 10:39:12 GMT -5 djc315 said:

Ditto this!  He wanted to use the spoon earlier, but was not reliable!  

Thirded this.

We still have nights where he shovels yogurt in by his hands though.  He CAN use a spoon, but sometimes it's not fast enough for him. 

Lol. I can't imagine how hands would be quicker, but I'm sure I'll find out.

[Deleted]

Dd (18 mo) uses a spoon with fair to middling success. She has to wear a bib though, because omg stuff goes everywhere. She now demands " 'ogurt" and a "'ib" simultaneously. I found blueberry yogurt in Our goldens retriever's fur last week.

Forks are entirely a new thing. She's stab food, bring it up half way, pluck the food off of the fork with her hand and then put it in her mouth.

[urbancowgirl]

Ooh, this is encouraging! I was wondering this when DS wanted to hold his yogurt spoon this morning.

[toesie]

I haven't let DD use spoon with yogurt or apple sauce yet, but she does okay with thicker food (rice, mashed potato) at 15 months.

[gibbinator]

It clicked for ds sometime in month 15.

[dcn]

May 13, 2014 10:40:19 GMT -5 Brie said:

May 13, 2014 10:39:12 GMT -5 djc315 said:

Ditto this!  He wanted to use the spoon earlier, but was not reliable!  

Thirded this.

We still have nights where he shovels yogurt in by his hands though.  He CAN use a spoon, but sometimes it's not fast enough for him. 

X 4!

He does really well with it now.

[CloudBee]

At 14 months he's spending a lot of time holding utensils. He'll start using a spoon, and then get lazy.

Last night he ate almost all of his ravioli with his fork. I was impressed. He did hold the fork really low by the prongs, but whatever.

I serve yogurt on top of pancakes or mixed with Cheerios/raisins to make it easier to scoop. He's getting the hang of it, but I assume as the other posters say above, he'll be much more coordinated in a few months.

It's hard work!

[dulcemariamar]

15 months ish...we still havent moved on to the fork yet

[thebreakfastclub]

DS can use a spoon at 15 months, but he will get impatient and dive in with his fingers about half way through.

[Deleted]

DS "got it" around 15 months, got 75% of the food in his mouth by 22 months, and now at 26m we're just getting random dribbles. Hopefully at some point it will be mess-free. So what, like age 25 right?

[carolinagirl831]

Dd demanded to use a spoon at 12 months, she is much better now at 14 months, but still needs work
She eats cottage cheese, yogurt and applesauce with it

[hermione]

C likes to hold a spoon in one hand while shoveling food in her mouth with the other. She also uses a fork like a hair brush. Clearly we've got a ways to go.