Comments on: Pinching vs. Stuffing

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:19:08 +0000

My son does the same thing – stuffs and stuffs and then uses his wrist to ensure none falls out while he tries to chew the mouthful! I cracked up reading your post.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:22:08 +0000

This cracked me up. I have identical twin sons and they are very different. When it comes to eating, Noah takes his time and (usually)doesn’t over stuff his mouth. Eli, on the other hand, shoves piece after piece into his mouth until he can’t fit anymore. He then uses the back of his wrist to try to shove even more in. Every child truly is different – even identical twins!

By: Mariam

Mariam — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:32:22 +0000

My little guy ‘stuffs’ and yes, I have to bathe him almost after every meal because clearly he enjoys every morsel. Recently he didthe cutest thing…I had diced up some watermelon and because they were slippery, he couldn’t pick up a piece. I caught him bending his head down to the tray and trying to pick it up in his mouth like a little puppy! My girls started giggling and now call him puppy dog. His done the same thing with bananas and pasta pieces!

Have fun with your little one!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:23:32 +0000

My DD was a stuffer as well. In addition to that she refused from DAY 1 to let me help feed her. I had to grind cheerios to mix with the baby food so it was alittle less watery and she was able to scoop it up to feed her. Miss Independant at 6 months old, and nothings changed since then!!!

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:28:59 +0000

Both of my girls enjoy eating and are not shy or concerned about the mess. However, it is amusing for my friends to watch my youngest eat yogurt. It is possibly her favorite food of all time and she eats it with gusto. She also refuses all help. She’s only 2, so you can imagine how this goes. Needless to say, I’ve resigned myself to full scrub downs upon completion of the meal…and I just let her do what she wants. We are all happier this way. But she will have it in her hair, on her back (I don’t know), on the majority of skin from fingertips to elbows, most of her face, some of the table, her shirt, lap, chair and sometimes the floor. She uses all available tools…spoon, fingers, fist, tongue directly in cup, and of course squeezing the cup to make it rise up to greet her (thanks Danimals crush cups). It’s always quite an adventure, but she loves it and she does get the large majority in her mouth. So I won’t complain. But this will explain why bathtime and washing hair is ALWAYS a necessity in our home. Happy toddler eating!

By: tricia

tricia — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:24:32 +0000

Hmm, must be a Callahan thing, not a Reisert thing.

By: Vanderbilt Wife

Vanderbilt Wife — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:25:40 +0000

I will have to say Libbie takes mostly the friend’s route. There is no studying. Whatever we put in front of her, she picks up and shoves in. (She does usually pinch it, but whole hand is sometimes employed.) Fruit, veggies, meat, pasta, grains, small animals, beans, cereal–there is nothing the child won’t try.