Children learning to use chopsticks

In our eating habits, chopsticks are a very convenient tool and also a traditional culture of our country. Therefore, many parents teach their children to use chopsticks when they are young. Because children are young and their fingers are not very strong, teaching them to use chopsticks is often ineffective. So, is there any way to help children learn to use chopsticks faster? Today we will introduce several methods.

I believe that everyone must have seen this kind of thing in life, that is, some people always give people a very strange feeling when using chopsticks. This is because they did not have a good learning process since childhood, and their parents did not teach them how to use chopsticks.

Or maybe they made some errors in the learning process, which is why they are not as comfortable as others when using chopsticks.

Therefore, mothers must teach their babies to use chopsticks from an early age. If the baby does not learn quickly, parents can try the following tips.

First, choose the chopsticks they like

Children are visual animals. They are full of curiosity about the world, like what they like, and want to find things that they think are very interesting.

If they are asked to learn how to use chopsticks, they may be interested at first. But after a long time, they will feel very disgusted. At this time, parents must choose the chopsticks they like.

Nowadays, there are many chopsticks that children like, such as Hello Kitty and Little Bear. These are specially made for children. After seeing the cute chopsticks, children will naturally pick them up to eat.

Because they feel that they are not just eating, not just learning how to use chopsticks, but enjoying the entire process of eating.

Therefore, mothers must choose carefully when faced with this situation, because every child likes different things.

Don't choose randomly. It depends on whether your child likes Hello Kitty or the little bear, or something else. In short, you must choose according to their preferences.

Second, start simple

Using chopsticks always requires a certain process, just like when we learn a knowledge, we must first get started, and then we can learn something difficult. The same is true for children using chopsticks. First, we must teach them to add some dishes that are easier to pick up.

This way they can gradually master it. After the children have a certain grasp of chopsticks, you can let them eat other things. The whole process is actually very interesting.

None of this is a problem once children learn to use chopsticks. But the problem is that this process is rather long, and each child’s ability to accept is different.

Some children find it very easy to learn, while others need a long process. No matter how long the process is, parents must be patient and accompany their children.

Finally, the reward system

Some children will show resistance after learning for a period of time because they don’t like using chopsticks. They think eating with chopsticks is too troublesome. In this case, mothers can adopt a certain reward system.

For example, if they finish a meal with chopsticks today, take them out to play, or if they don’t dirty the table when using chopsticks and make their parents satisfied, you can also give them some rewards. Children like to be rewarded, and slowly they will become more and more familiar with it.

In fact, every child is completely different, so what method is most suitable? Parents still need to explore and discover on their own.