Nowadays, babies may refuse their mothers' help, take a spoon to feed themselves, try to deliver the food to their mouths, and sometimes even grab the food with their hands. How can mothers guide and encourage their babies to do their own things, so that they can grow and develop better?
Mom needs to allow herself to be lazy
Mommy has become accustomed to taking meticulous and thoughtful care of her baby, and doing everything on her behalf. Inadvertently, you caused the baby to lose the opportunity for hands-on learning, leading to dependence and loss of adaptability. Therefore, mothers should make themselves lazy and let their babies do some small things they can (such as drinking water by themselves), which is a manifestation of love for their babies!
Supporting babies to 'do it themselves'
As long as it is something that the baby can do on their own, support them in doing it themselves. As the little one grows older, the scope of "coming by oneself" will continue to expand. If the baby has to come by themselves when eating, you can safely meet their demands and not be afraid of spilling the food on the table; Baby should wash their hands and face by themselves, climb stairs, put on and take off shoes, etc. You can allow them to do it themselves. This can not only exercise the flexibility and accuracy of the baby's movements, but also enhance their self-care ability.
PS: Due to the young age of the baby, they often mess up doing things on their own. At this point, the mother should patiently guide, demonstrate, and slowly teach the baby, rather than doing it for the baby.
