Pincer Grasp: When Can My Baby Pick Up Smaller Pieces of Food? with Rachel Harrington, COTA/L, AC
When can I start cutting up my baby’s food into smaller pieces? Your baby needs their pincer grasp to pick up smaller pieces of food to self-feed…and for most babies, they won’t develop this skill until 9 or 10 months of age. In this episode Rachel Harrington, COTA/L, AC shared some insight on how babies develop their pincer grasp and what you can do to help along the way.
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Show Notes
#386: When can I start cutting up my baby’s food into smaller pieces? Your baby needs their pincer grasp to pick up smaller pieces of food to self-feed…and for most babies, they won’t develop this skill until 9 or 10 months of age. In this episode Rachel Harrington, COTA/L, AC shared some insight on how babies develop their pincer grasp and what you can do to help along the way.
Check out Rachel on Instagram @thesensoryproject208
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Be sure to follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram and our Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely.
Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/386
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Other podcast episodes related to this topic:
Episode 6 - What Shape & Size Should My Baby’s Food Be at First?
Episode 194 - BLW Food Size: Why Do Early Eaters Need Big Pieces of Food? with @msdawnslp Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP
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