SOCIAL SKILL IN THE MEALTIMES
August 21, 2011
I’m sure you would agree that mealtimes are supposed to be a time for family bonding to share our day and other family matters. Although toddlers are very young to do that, however we should encourage this habit since in their early age for a part of daily routine.
As we know, for some children, mealtimes are often considered as distractions for their playtimes. Because of this reason, they usually play with their food; squeezing, spilling, or even spitting their food. First, we do not need to be upset. But always support your children to learn how to feed themselves and use their fingers to hold fork or spoon. To use eating utensils will help them in practicing their eye-hand coordination and develop their small muscles. Besides, giving chance to your children to feed themselves in the family mealtime will also increase their self-confidence and teach them to respect others in the mealtime. For their first time, they will surely mess up the food around the dining area. They may drop some food on the floor. Again, it is absolutely OK. We can clean it up after they finish eating. The important point here is your children are excelling themselves to interact with their family members. If they only take little food and play with the most of it, do not force them to eat. Offer them other options for their meals at that time and let them experience tasting different kinds of food. Children who are exposed to new food, but not forced to eat will come around and start to enjoy some of the other more exotic possibilities. The results will be more valuable in the long run for them.
So, are you ready to have fun with your kids in the mealtime? Let yourself down and explore new sensation with them.
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