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Parenting TipsBy nine months of age, your baby can grasp food and get it to his mouth. He will be more successful feeding himself if you serve the right foods in the right sizes. Serve finger foods as part of the main meal. For example, you may need to spoon feed cereal and peaches, but your baby can manage to feed himself small pieces of cracker. Let your baby discover the tastes and textures of finger foods. Watch your baby carefully as you give him very small pieces of the following finger foods:
These tips were reproduced from the U.S. Department of Education. View more Infant Parenting Tips. Updated: July 21, 2007 Pediatric ResourcesMore Pediatric ResourcesParenting Advice |
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