Etiquette from the first days

Accustomed to accuracy

Accuracy - the most important quality is goodeducated person. What impression does the guest make on you that smears food on a plate or drops it on a table? To one day such a person was not your child, from an early age, cultivate in him the habit of eating neatly.

Of course, to make the crumb leave after itselfa perfectly clean table you will not be able to do it right away! A small fidget is sure to get a hand in the plate or shed the juice. Do not abuse the baby: most often this is a manifestation of curiosity about food, characteristic of age. Better try to educate the accuracy skills available to him.

1. In the first year of life for a child is very importantobservance of rituals. The constant fulfillment by you of the same actions fosters a habit in him, and, having grown up a little, he will do the same himself. before each meal, wash your baby's hands. By the year he should know that the table needs to sit down with clean hands.


2. Put the crumb on the table, put on his breastplate. The "secret" of the bib is that even the soiled baby looks neat in it, and the liquids and fats do not go right through to clothes. In this respect, plastic bibs are very convenient: food is not smeared on their surface, but quickly rolls into the cavity, keeping it neat view.


3. Do not let the kid play with food. if he started messing around on the plate, and even more to spread its contents on the table - this is a sure sign that he simply ate enough.


4. But do not release it from the table at once! The child should not leave the place of dinner with a dirty plague. Be sure to teach him how to use napkins. Always put them on the table in front of a crumb.

Eat well

One-year-old baby will start to enjoyfood only if he will be allowed to eat on his own. So, you should teach your child to keep a spoon and use it properly while eating. Of course, at first it will be very difficult for him to bring a full spoon to his mouth without the help of an adult ...

After the baby can easily cope with food withUsing a spoon, ask him to eat the second dish with a fork. Do not scold the crumb for the fact that he continually takes it by hand: the child just gets tired of using cutlery. In this there is nothing to worry about. Some products - for example, fruits and vegetables - the baby can be allowed to eat this way. Just make sure that it looks aesthetically pleasing: cut them into pieces that it will be convenient for them to take with their fingers.

Gradually inculcate the child with different skills. Show by example that each dish is eaten in its own way: soup - only with a tablespoon, for the second course there is a knife and fork, and a small spoon is needed in order to eat desserts. When the baby learns to eat on his own, use different dishes: deep plates - for the first, small - for the second, saucers, rosettes for jam or dessert.

Remember that children are very easy to learn bad examples: do not eat in the presence of a child from a pot, cans, do not drink bottles, etc.

Serving the table

Beautifully decorated table not only draws attention, but also causes appetite.

The food on the plate should look aesthetically pleasing. For decoration use different vegetables, parsley, dill. for example, from tomatoes, cucumber slices, you can make funny muzzles, etc. Bread is served on a separate plate. If the baby likes to smear food, then vegetables, slicing is also better served separately. To a joyful event in the life of a small non-attendance (for example, if he learned to eat with a fork), you can arrange a buffet table. plates of different sizes, cups, tubes for drinks, canapé sticks - let the kid feel the difference between a daily and a festive table! To educate a good taste, buy for a crumb of a set of identically designed children's dishes. And even better, all the design of the table to withstand in one style.