At what age do children stop being so damn messy with their food?!?

Question

Flowerbudd - erm, no - I don't make a big deal out of it.

Answer 1

I have no idea, I have a 9, 6 and 4 y/o and they are like a bunch of pigs eating at the trough. Maybe when they are grown and have kids of their own!!

Answer 2

At the early times they are learning and experimenting. As they learn how to hold spoons and forks they usually are less messy. My oldest is three and she still makes a mess sometimes but nothing of catastrophic proportions. She usually does quite well when eating her food. My youngest is 18 months and she throws her food over the side sometimes but is usually pretty good about not making a mess. I let her self feed things like green beans or chicken tenders, or even pasta without sauce. This is usually effective in preventing a mess.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I have a 19 month old girl and she is very messy! we've had to buy a carpet cleaner to make the carpet all the same colour. Now I put down a huge plastic sheet with fish on so that catches the flying food. I hope she gets better soon!

Answer 5

there is not really and "age" but you can do some things to help them.

1. Don't give them more food when they drop it. This works for really little ones. Sure it is fun to make spagetti patterns on the floor when you know you can just have more to eat.

2. I told my older ones if they can't eat nicely at home, no more going out for dinner. That fixed them real quick.

Answer 6

my daughter is 7 and still has a messy face after eating and crumbs and sauce everywhere. She is old enough to make a snack and then there is a mess all over the kitchen too....

Answer 7

my daughter stopped ingesting toddler food altogether at approximately 10-3 hundred and sixty 5 days. She in simple terms did no longer like it anymore and needed in trouble-free terms "grown up" food. attempt giving your daughter the Gerber Graduates food...my youngster loves those. At 2 years previous she could definitely be off the toddler food.

Answer 8

Sweetie mine is 12 and makes more of a mess at the table then his 7 year old brother all I know is I hope he grows out of it soon.

Answer 9

well some never do ,my husband is 61 and he still spills food (bakebean juice is worst)down his tops..as for toddlers putting their hands in their food its all a part of their development .bibs and covering table and or floor should help enjoy your children at all their different stages of development they do grow up {too quick}

Answer 10

I dont know if they ever do, I have a six year old daughter who still gets eveyhting all over hr face as well as in her hair. my husband is alo just as messy, so again I dont know if some ever do