自己拿東西吃
星期五, 11月 18th, 2011 7:29 pm | By Stephanie Woo
11個月大的Brooke和Mackenzie最喜歡的小點心就是有機的小圈圈麥片(Organic Cheerios)。我把麥片用一個保鮮袋封住，然後放在廚房櫃子的最底層抽屜。有一天，我就示範給她們看她們應該怎麽打開抽屜，拿出裡面的麥片。
2個星期前，我正在打掃房間﹐出來時，看到Mackenzie坐在廚房的櫃子旁，拿著保鮮袋吃著裡面的Cheerios麥片!
原來吃保鮮袋裡的Cheerios不夠過癮。隔天，我又在廚房找到她的時候，保鮮袋擱在一旁，她正在直接吃盒子裡的麥片！自從那次起，當我在廚房燒菜時， 她們就會隨時跑進來拿點飯前點心。雖然飯會吃的少一點，但這個經驗給他們的自由和信心﹐我覺得比較重要哦！(當然櫃子裡不能一次放太多﹐不吃飯也不行!)
2011年11月25日星期五，上午11：51的更新
兩天後，我們發現Mackenzie自己在吃從抽屜後面找到的巧克力餅乾。我以為我把包裝封得很緊的啊!？她還拿了一個給Brooke吃呢！媽媽一定要記得那個最底層的抽屜不能隨便放餅乾了!
Children are inquisitive explorers by nature. And you have created a safe, age appropriate environment for your children to explore. You are allowing them to develop more than just independence by offering this place in the kitchen in which they can get food for themselves. You are also creating an opportunity for them to creatively problem solve, confidence in their own abilities, and a sense of accomplishment which all builds self esteem.
Thank you, Daisy! It does take some creativity for them to figure out how to get the cheerios out of the bag. They've even tried to bite through the bag. Luckily they figured out that the cheerios will fall out if they shake the bag around 🙂
Hi Stephanie, I've never posted before, but I love your blog. I had a question about this post. Is there a concern about eating too much snack food? Our 11 month old daughter just recently started to really enjoying snacks, and whenever I give her a snack container of cheerios, she pretty much eats the whole thing. I want to giver her the freedom to satisfy her hunger, but just a little worried she's eating too much of the wrong stuff or could be spoiling her appetite for a healthier meal. I'd love to hear your take on this. Thanks!
Hi Jenny, I would worry that she's eating too much snack as well. I usually give them about 10 cheerios in one sitting. I let them get their own food as a way to give them independence, but I limit how much they can get by themselves. It's important to keep everything in balance – it's great to give them freedom, but you also need to balance it with nutritious meals at set times. From your message, it seems you already knew this! For me, I never give them more than 1 cookie, half a banana or 10 raisins – their snacks are usually limited to those things. Am I a grinch?! But I'm sure that's why they are starving at meals and eat A LOT of veges, protein and grains! Best, Stephanie