Comments on: BPA Free Boon Bendable Baby Spoon is Helpful to Toddlers Who are Learning to Self Feed http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/06/10/bpa-free-boon-bendable-baby-spoon-is-helpful-to-those-who-are-learning-to-feed/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Fri, 25 May 2012 07:16:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Heather Dunham http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/06/10/bpa-free-boon-bendable-baby-spoon-is-helpful-to-those-who-are-learning-to-feed/#comment-12582 Heather Dunham Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:35:37 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=3892#comment-12582 Whoops, just re-read the article, I'd missed the bit about where the parents can bend the plastic to the ideal angle. So ignore that bit in my previous comment. :) The rest still stands though! Whoops, just re-read the article, I’d missed the bit about where the parents can bend the plastic to the ideal angle. So ignore that bit in my previous comment. :) The rest still stands though!

]]> By: Heather Dunham http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/06/10/bpa-free-boon-bendable-baby-spoon-is-helpful-to-those-who-are-learning-to-feed/#comment-12583 Heather Dunham Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:34:23 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=3892#comment-12583 Two little notes -- One, if a baby is ready to eat sollids, they're ready to self-feed. (Converse: if they're not ready to self-feed, they're not ready to eat solids) See my articles on baby-led solids for more info, or go to www.baby-led.com or any other site about Gill Rapley's research. Two, my experience with this kind of toddler utensil is that they're just not big enough to actually do much with. The spoons are so shallow, they can't really pick anything up with it. And those fork tines are so thick and dull, they can't spear anything with it. Those are very cute, and I like the bend in them, that might make it easier for a kid to get it to their mouth. I wonder, are they 'adjustable' to left- or right-handed? It might be frustrating for a kid trying to use it with the other hand, with the bend going the 'wrong' way. Anyway, we used a bunch of different toddler-sized utensils, plastic, metal, and bamboo. I think the Oneida ones ended up being our favourites, but they were still really too small to be practical for very long. We quickly found that "child-size", rather than "toddler-size" cutlery were the ideal. Our set of Ikea kids cutlery -- fork with good tines, spoon with a deep enough bowl to actually scoop something, and knife with rounded serration so she can cut soft food but not her fingers -- is Just Right. Two little notes –

One, if a baby is ready to eat sollids, they’re ready to self-feed. (Converse: if they’re not ready to self-feed, they’re not ready to eat solids) See my articles on baby-led solids for more info, or go to http://www.baby-led.com or any other site about Gill Rapley’s research.

Two, my experience with this kind of toddler utensil is that they’re just not big enough to actually do much with. The spoons are so shallow, they can’t really pick anything up with it. And those fork tines are so thick and dull, they can’t spear anything with it.

Those are very cute, and I like the bend in them, that might make it easier for a kid to get it to their mouth. I wonder, are they ‘adjustable’ to left- or right-handed? It might be frustrating for a kid trying to use it with the other hand, with the bend going the ‘wrong’ way.

Anyway, we used a bunch of different toddler-sized utensils, plastic, metal, and bamboo. I think the Oneida ones ended up being our favourites, but they were still really too small to be practical for very long. We quickly found that “child-size”, rather than “toddler-size” cutlery were the ideal. Our set of Ikea kids cutlery — fork with good tines, spoon with a deep enough bowl to actually scoop something, and knife with rounded serration so she can cut soft food but not her fingers — is Just Right.

]]> By: Pure Mothers http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/06/10/bpa-free-boon-bendable-baby-spoon-is-helpful-to-those-who-are-learning-to-feed/#comment-12584 Pure Mothers Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:52:11 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=3892#comment-12584 I started off with Gerber metal spoons with silicone tips and saw all the other plastic toddler spoons on the market. Even though this spoon looks easy to use and is modern - it's still plastic. I re-thought and re-vamped our baby purchases about a year ago (my son is 23 months now) and decided to eliminate as much plastic as possible. I hate plastic in my mouth - for cups or utensils. We got a stainless steel set from Oneida. They have a smaller baby set and a toddler set. Our son doesn't see us use plastic, so we wanted him to use the same things as us. They are safe and prepare him for the next stage - our utensils! I started off with Gerber metal spoons with silicone tips and saw all the other plastic toddler spoons on the market. Even though this spoon looks easy to use and is modern – it’s still plastic. I re-thought and re-vamped our baby purchases about a year ago (my son is 23 months now) and decided to eliminate as much plastic as possible. I hate plastic in my mouth – for cups or utensils. We got a stainless steel set from Oneida. They have a smaller baby set and a toddler set. Our son doesn’t see us use plastic, so we wanted him to use the same things as us. They are safe and prepare him for the next stage – our utensils!

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