When and how did you start your kids feeding themselves? I am a new mom and totally unsure how to begin. My kids are 15 months old should we be giving it a go now? I am kind of hesident because that kind of means that they are growing up. :(

At 15 months, I am surprised that they haven't already wrestled that spoon off you by force. Let them have a go any time, what can it hurt? They will make an appalling mess, so line your whole room with plastic.

Yes, my (almost) 15 month old does, and is getting very good with a fork too. You can put some in their mouth with another spoon in between bites so they get some in their bodies rather than all over their bodies. As the previous poster said, it gets very messy!

They are just starting to want the spoon themselves. They were content before just letting there mom feed them but I guess thay have to grow up sometime. Thank you.

i give sam the spoon and his fork with food on but i don't give him the bowl to feed himself from because he would throw it across the room ds is 14 months old btw

I let my daughter experiment with the spoon when I started her on solids...about 6 months. Right now, she just holds it with one hand and uses her other hand to eat. She'll stab her food with it. hehe.

I let my daughter experiment with the spoon when I started her on solids...about 6 months. Right now, she just holds it with one hand and uses her other hand to eat. She'll stab her food with it. hehe.My 12 month old dd does the same thing! I give her a fork or spoon with every meal (and it's usually NOT something I have to feed her because she hates that), and she tries to use it, but mostly stabs her food and picks it up with the other hand. Eventually she'll get the hang of it. In the meantime, it's really cute. :p