Feeding Milestones

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Age of Child: Age of Child:birth-3 months4-6 months6-9 months9-12 months12-18 months18-24 months2-3 years3+ years

my baby is able to my baby is able to bring hands to the breast or bottle pat breast or bottle bring hands or toys to mouth start to sit up in cradle position and hold breast/bottle during feeding sit supported in highchair with straps open mouth for spoon use tongue to move food to the back of mouth for swallowing eats infant cereal or smooth baby foods with no lumps or chunks

My baby is able to My baby is able to hold head up while sitting upright lean forward to receive food reach for toys and food pick up food with fingers bring food to mouth with hands and starts to feed self drink from a cup, but may spill out of mouth move food around mouth with tongue eat purees with some lumps eat soft chewable solid food

My baby is able to My baby is able to hold bottle or sippy cup with both hands sit upright in highchair with minimal assistance hold spoon during meal feed self with fingers take a small bite from a larger piece of food chew food on both sides of mouth closes lips during swallowing eat soft bite sized foods

My baby is toddler is able to My baby is toddler is able to sit upright with feet on floor feed self with utensils or fingers drink from a sippy cup without help use tongue to move food from side to side of mouth drink from straw without help and without spilling

My toddler is able to My toddler is able to sit without support feed self with fingers or utensils drink from a small cup with hands and has minimal spilling consistently chew food on both sides of mouth move food around mouth, chew, and swallow without spilling eat food that require a lot of chewing

My Child is able to My Child is able to feed himself/herself with fork and spoon, although still uses fingers drink from an open cup without spilling chew all foods including those with tougher textures without gagging or chocking eat most crunchy, hard, or mixed food textures

My child is able to My child is able to eat more than 20 different types of foods eat foods with different textures let me know when they are hungry and full

My baby is able to: My baby is able to: Hold his/her head when supported Turn head toward nipple and open mouth latch to nipple suck and swallow