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where do you put the highchair?
in Baby
Sorry if this seems like a silly question but there is method in my madness honestly.
We have a Chicco Polly highchair which is normally kept in the kitchen as its where we have most of our meals, however, when my oh gives our lo his breakfast he will move the highchair into the front room so he can watch cbeebies while eating his food. I don't want our little man to get used to eating his meals in front of the tv but on the other hand, the kitchen is a pretty boring place, staring at the same 4 walls and I think that at least if hes in the front room then hes distracted whilst eating, although he doesn't tend to have a great deal of food at the moment, if we put him in the front room and spread food on the tray, he just takes it whenever he wants and I can sit on the comfy chair next to him to keep an eye on him rather than an uncomfy, hard dining chair.
When me and my sister were growing up, she would not eat a meal without watching the TV and I remember my mum having battles with her just to eat!!!and obviously I don't want that to happen.
What do other people think? My little man is 9 months old, is it really such a bad thing? We will be moving house soon and won't be able to keep the high chair in the kitchen as its just not big enough so he will be sat in the front room at the dining table with the tv on.
We have a Chicco Polly highchair which is normally kept in the kitchen as its where we have most of our meals, however, when my oh gives our lo his breakfast he will move the highchair into the front room so he can watch cbeebies while eating his food. I don't want our little man to get used to eating his meals in front of the tv but on the other hand, the kitchen is a pretty boring place, staring at the same 4 walls and I think that at least if hes in the front room then hes distracted whilst eating, although he doesn't tend to have a great deal of food at the moment, if we put him in the front room and spread food on the tray, he just takes it whenever he wants and I can sit on the comfy chair next to him to keep an eye on him rather than an uncomfy, hard dining chair.
When me and my sister were growing up, she would not eat a meal without watching the TV and I remember my mum having battles with her just to eat!!!and obviously I don't want that to happen.
What do other people think? My little man is 9 months old, is it really such a bad thing? We will be moving house soon and won't be able to keep the high chair in the kitchen as its just not big enough so he will be sat in the front room at the dining table with the tv on.
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Hubby and I are really bad as we eat our meals in front of the telly. However, we don't want to keep doing that and would like the three of us to eat at the dining table together which is why G eats at the table now.
Why don't you try feeding him in the living room without the tv on and see what happens?
C.x
I always turn the telly off when I give LO her meals. Sometimes she will chat about what's on telly with me, but more often than not she glazes over and won't interact when she's watching, and I don't want that as I like talking to her at meal times as it's one of the few times I have her full attention. We often have the radio on and sing though )