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Mom of a 7 yr old girl4 years ago

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My child is not chewing food.. if i try to give small pieces of idli.. she spits it out.. still swallowing mashed food.. she’s eating snacks items.. but when it come to rice and idli or any other main dish she is always swallowing.. how to handle this?

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SandhyaMom of a 8 yr 8 m old girl4 years ago

A. Hi, start giving food to eat by herself. Initially start with snacks and start giving Idly also to eat by herself. By this way they will also learn to how to eat and they will also start enjoying the food and start chewing the food. it will take a couple of weeks for Baby to get used to it.

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