@ 7 Months

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Babies beware !

Here are a few pointers for babies who are new to solid food feeding.

• It's best for babies having solid food to know the taste of the food that they do not enjoy very distinctly. Parents invariably mix your less favorite food with the ones that you love. Be firm in rejecting such mixtures so that you get to enjoy your favorite food unpolluted :)
• Often we (babies) open our mouth in excitement (smiling) to funny sounds people make. When you hear funny sounds with bib around your neck, a spoonful of food will be thrust into your mouth. So beware..
• If you do not like the food you are given, show an expression of dislike ( it should not be an expression which will make your parents go "how cute!")
• The next line of defence against food that you do not like is bringing your lips tightly together. If the spoon is still forced, bring your gums together. This technique is a sure success :)
• If you are done eating, make sure you let your parents know it clearly. Here are a few ways which let them know that they cannot force anymore food into your mouth :)

Spit the food (do brr.. brr..)

Look away in another direction everytime you see a spoon coming near you

Grab the spoon and make a mess with the food

Grab the food bowl or playfully knock it off from your amma/appa's hands

For best results, smile sweetly and innocently at your amma/appa after using any of the techniques. You are sure to enjoy more of cuddling and pampering soon after :)

My Research Lab Findings

Equipment:

- wires

- rubber balls

- cloth

- bottle caps

- paper

- any colorful item I can hold on to, or I can pull

- human fingers, hands, face, etc.

Experiments:

- licking and biting on different surfaces

- hitting things on each other or the ground

- looking at shining objects in various gymnastic postures

- grabbing and pulling on objects

Full Disclosure: 

No animal or human adults were harmed in these experiments. No items were broken or burnt. No other children participated in these experiments. :-(

This research is continuously funded and supported by The Rangarajan Family Foundation.