When Jonathan boy was barely 1 year old and his molars have yet to erupt, I gave him baby biscuits to keep himself entertained while we enjoy our meals peacefully. Now that his two upper first molars has fully erupted with the right bottom first molar and two upper cuspid erupting, he could enjoy more table food.
While dining out, I will normally call for a plate of plain rice just for Jonathan boy. If he is lucky, he gets to have some tofu, fish or vegetables to compliment the rice. I’ll leave the rice in front of him with a spoon or sometimes he demand for our chopsticks or fork. And there he goes pooking or scooping the rice. When he gets fedup from no rice going into his mouth, there comes his fingers picking up the chunk of rice to feed his hungry stomach. That can keep him occupied throught the whole meal time without any fuss.
Now, Daddy & Mommy can enjoy meals peacefully with a MESS to clean up after that!
P/S: Always check that I have the bib and extra clothing to change if needed.
oh wow! he’s good… if it was my son, he’ll throw the plate onto the floor! sigh
Oh, lucky you! I still have to depend on biscuits to keep him occupied!
Funny though that you and I both use biscuits and not toys! Goes to show what an appetite our kids have! I find it cute!
Anyway….Jonathan’s molars have erupted? Wow….that is great (in a way)….now can eat chicken and all that harder meat!
GRAND…
Haha… he licked the plate huh?
He’s a good boy leh… sat down for the entire meal time!
GOod boy Jonathan for sitting the entire time on the high chair. For me, I trick Philip with the drumstick.
hahahahaa.. he is so good boy eh?? so cute!!!
hahhahahha… this is a funny photos… i will do the same thing too… everytime we go out and eat .. we will give him some rice with vege …. forks and spoon …. he enjoy being an adult like us … hihihi BUT later have to clean up the mess la … sometime so pai sei, this lil boy of mine, made the floor mess and dirty !!! 😛
Wow, lick plate! LOL…
But, do give him some dish lor, coz only rice no nutrient.
I did the same with Angel too although she don’t have her upper molar as yet 🙂
But Jonathan is so cute, even lick the plate, haha
so cute that pic of jonathan… plate licking good!!!! jonathan is definitely growing up cuter n cuter!
haha…same here, i will give eli a bowl of plain rice so that everyone can enjoy their meal
ohh julie, i hv NOT trained rachaal to feed byself yet…hahaha…i really cant imagine the mess she will create after that!
love the candid photo of jonathan…i thk yiu can actually submit that to parenthood mag!
btw, congrats again as i saw jonathan in this mth’s mag as well!
Jonathan loves his rice! i agree about the mess, i feel so bad i use a serviette to clean up the worst of the mess on the floor of the restaurant!
wow..dat’s really clean…cute boy
I also learned to use this tactic in keeping Sarah “entertained” while me and my husband having our meal.
End up we also gotto clean the mess.
– So now Jonathan already has his cuspid? So fast!
he’s such a good boy. my son can’t sit still whether with toys or his biscuits. btw, he hates the biscuits, cereal, bananas and etc. sigh….
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ha hah…. that’s a good way to keep him occupied. At least you can eat your meal in peace.
Sting – You haven’t seen him throwing it on the floor yet. Wait till he’s mad. 😛
Ann – Jonathan is not interested in toys. He prefers food which can keep his mouth working. 😛 And I’ve started to mix minced meat in his porridge.
Ryan mami – As long as there’s food, he will sit quietly for the entire meal.
Littlelamb – I do that too but have to watch him closely as sometimes he tend to bite off the soft bone.
Anggie, MC – Yalor, felt so sorry of the mess. We are thinking to bring along the mini dust pan to clean up for them. Hihi…
Pet – If we ordered food he can eat, we will give him too. Btw, thanks for the tag.
Merryn – Cuter and naughtier. *slap head*
Hui Sia – This way it give us a peaceful time to enjoy our meal.
June – Surely there will be a mess. I hate the mess but I think it’s worth coz you get to enjoy your meal peacefully.
Joanne – Yalor, I also felt that his teeth is growing too fast. Not good right? Coz they said it will decay faster.
Christine – When Lyan Fung can chew properly, you can try this method. Hope it works for you.
Adrine – I’m glad this can keep him occupied.
Wow!~ he really licks until real clean!~ Must b very delicious~