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Self-Feeding: An Important Milestone for Children

Feeding themselves is actually a part of developing self-care skills that are required to perform daily activities of every individual.

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Self-Feeding: An Important Milestone for Children

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  1. SELF-FEEDING: AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE FOR CHILDREN

  2. INTRODUCTION Feeding themselves is actually a part of developing self-care required to perform daily activities of every individual. skills that are Certain kids show a special interest in feeding themselves when they reach 6 to 8 months of age, whereas some others show no sign of interest even after 11 months.

  3. This creates anxiety in the minds of parents as self-feeding, dressing, using washrooms, etc. are part of daily activities that makes a person independent in life. These are parts of fine motor skills development that might require the help and guidance of the best occupational therapists. Self-feeding must be direly encouraged in children as it is a fun activity that involves sensory experiences and feelings in different ways. Various food items served in front of children are of different textures, some are dry, some are wet, spongy, crumbly, slippery, etc.

  4. Likewise, different types of foods have different smells and tastes, etc. that help children in exploring variant feelings. Children self-feeding themselves are sure to make a real mess around the dining table or on the floor, yet if we could encourage them despite the messes, they gain self-confidence and independence imagination. beyond your

  5. They can also help in developing self-help skills such as: IT PROVIDES STRENGTH TO THE ARMS, BACK, AND HANDS. 01 THEY LEARN TO USE BOTH THEIR HANDS SIMULTANEOUSLY, EVEN THOUGH ONE REMAINS THE MAJOR. 02

  6. PROPER COORDINATION OF ARMS AND HANDS ARE WORKED OUT HERE. 03 THERE IS ALSO THIS PERFECT COORDINATION OF EYE AND HAND, TAKING THE FOOD THAT YOU SEE INTO THE MOUTH. 04

  7. Some of the games included are: SCOOP AND POUR: GIVE THEM A MUG OR A CUP AND ASK THEM TO SCOOP WATER AND POUR THEM OUT INTO THE SINK OR ANOTHER BUCKET. 01 SPOONS FOR SCOOPING: GIVE THEM A MARSHMALLOW AND A SPOON, NOW ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE SCOOPS OF MARSHMALLOWS WITH THE SPOONS. 02

  8. PUTTING INTO CONTAINERS: PRESENT THEM WITH CONTAINERS THAT HAVE SMALL OPENINGS, AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO PUT CONTAINER WITHOUT DROPPING. 03 OBJECTS INTO THE CLASSIC DOUGH: DOUGHS ARE ALWAYS FAMOUS FOR THEIR MULTIPLE FUNCTIONALITIES STABBING, CUTTING, AND PINCHING THEM INTO PIECES. 04 OF SCOOPING,

  9. BABY DOLL: CHILDREN ALWAYS LIKE TO PRETEND THAT THE BABY DOLLS ARE THEIR CHILDREN OR CLOSEST FRIENDS, WHOM THEY LIKE TO TAKE CARE OF. THUS, THEY AUTOMATICALLY FEED ENHANCING THEIR OWN SKILLS AS WELL. 03 THE BABY DOLLS IMAGINARY TEA PARTIES AND PREPARING PICNIC LUNCHES. 04

  10. CONCLUSION Impaired children will face rather a difficulty in having self-feeding others, thus, occupational institutions in Dubai and other places around the world, introduces games in their therapy sessions for these skills of feeding and using utensils in a proper way. skills the like best therapy many developing

  11. Thank you for joining us! Presented by, Best occupational therapy institutions in Dubai

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