Spoon Feeding
Your baby may be a professional in finger foods now but they will need to learn how to use a spoon eventually. The fork could still wait until he reaches around 18 months or older. So how can we teach them on handling a spoon? Actually, they already have a pretty good idea on how to use a spoon since they have been watching you do it all the time when you try to feed them.
First thing is to start with sticky foods. Be creative with mashed potatoes, rice cereals or applesauce will do. It will stick to the spoon far better than peas for example. Second tip is to try using the utensil at the start of the meal. He or she may be hungry at this time and will eventually work hard to eat with the utensil. Next is to anticipate frustration. Remember that he will surely fail on his first couple of tries. So be a good guide and help him out. Lastly, be prepared to clean the mess. It will be very messy at this time but it will all pass when he is already well acquainted with the utensil.