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How To Practice Biting In A 15 Months Old Child?

My Baby is 15 months old now.. he has 2 front upper teeth and 4 front lower teeth now. He is not biting any kind of food(even boiled potato). He is just swallowing. we need to blend or grind the food everytime. How to practice him with biting and eating foods?
Sat, 26 Dec 2015
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Dear,
Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns

I went through your details. Your infant is not conversant with chewing and eating, and needs to be trained. Usually, before this period, the child is supposed to chew on soft toys. Parents or caregivers should encourage chewing on soft toys during the period of 6 months to 1 year. That is the basic training step. In between feeding, you should provide your finger or some semi hard food between his teeth and encourage him to chew. Regarding the digestion part, the children will be able to chew and friend their food completely to assist in digestion only when their molar teeth appear. Therefore, the current scenario is not at all alarming. You should provide the food well blended or ground.

If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute detail possible.

Hope this answers your query. Further clarifications are welcome.
Good luck. Happy New Year. Take care.
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How To Practice Biting In A 15 Months Old Child?

Dear, Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. Your infant is not conversant with chewing and eating, and needs to be trained. Usually, before this period, the child is supposed to chew on soft toys. Parents or caregivers should encourage chewing on soft toys during the period of 6 months to 1 year. That is the basic training step. In between feeding, you should provide your finger or some semi hard food between his teeth and encourage him to chew. Regarding the digestion part, the children will be able to chew and friend their food completely to assist in digestion only when their molar teeth appear. Therefore, the current scenario is not at all alarming. You should provide the food well blended or ground. If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute detail possible. Hope this answers your query. Further clarifications are welcome. Good luck. Happy New Year. Take care.