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Mommastuff
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 Tue, Feb 08 2011, 8:02 pm
One of my kids today left a lower cabinet door ajar today and I came into the kitchen today to see my baby eating the crackers that he spilled on the floor. I had just swept but didn't just clean the floor yet.
what can ya do? 
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MrsMortgage
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Tue, Feb 08 2011, 8:19 pm
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There is a HUGE difference between your child getting at something himself, and you feeding it to him!
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Ilovehashem26
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Tue, Feb 08 2011, 9:34 pm
I do the same thing!!!!! I figure, if I would eat it off the floor, its safe for him too.
I hold by the 500 second rule.
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golden judgement
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Tue, Feb 08 2011, 11:30 pm
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The very yummiest, most enjoyed treats (it seems) are the 3 week old pretzels that my baby finds under the couch.
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momigor
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Wed, Feb 09 2011, 1:17 am
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Our shoes walk in dog excrement from the streets, ewww!
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Mommastuff
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Wed, Feb 09 2011, 9:51 am
| MrsMortgage wrote: | | There is a HUGE difference between your child getting at something himself, and you feeding it to him! |
not in terms of germs!
If you're talking about feeding your dc "respectfully", well, that's different.
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MrsMortgage
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Wed, Feb 09 2011, 9:56 am
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I'm talking in term of you teaching your child that it's normal to eat off the floor!! Do you really think your baby knows the difference between wet & dry tidbits from the floor? Or between a cheerio and a dead spider?
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imaima
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Wed, Feb 09 2011, 1:06 pm
| Hashem_Yaazor wrote: | | I do it. My baby is much happier being able to move about instead of strapped into a high chair. I don't feel bad...how do you think she started eating solids? By finding the food that fell onto the floor |
Same here... Is your baby also around 10-12 months old? They must be soul sisters...
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obagys
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Wed, Feb 09 2011, 1:15 pm
| MrsMortgage wrote: | | I'm talking in term of you teaching your child that it's normal to eat off the floor!! Do you really think your baby knows the difference between wet & dry tidbits from the floor? Or between a cheerio and a dead spider? |
So let's say I give my 9 month old a cracker. She takes a bite, then puts it down on the floor while she chews and babbles, then picks it up again to eat more...should I take it away from her and give her a new cracker cause it was on the floor?
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MrsMortgage
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Wed, Feb 09 2011, 1:39 pm
| obagys wrote: | | MrsMortgage wrote: | | I'm talking in term of you teaching your child that it's normal to eat off the floor!! Do you really think your baby knows the difference between wet & dry tidbits from the floor? Or between a cheerio and a dead spider? |
So let's say I give my 9 month old a cracker. She takes a bite, then puts it down on the floor while she chews and babbles, then picks it up again to eat more...should I take it away from her and give her a new cracker cause it was on the floor? | within reason... We don't wear shoes in the house and I wash the floors regularly, so as long as the cracker was dry I would be ok with it. In general I didnt give my kid food to crawl around with I just never thought it was a good idea..
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Hashem_Yaazor
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Wed, Feb 09 2011, 2:30 pm
| imaima wrote: | | Hashem_Yaazor wrote: | | I do it. My baby is much happier being able to move about instead of strapped into a high chair. I don't feel bad...how do you think she started eating solids? By finding the food that fell onto the floor |
Same here... Is your baby also around 10-12 months old? They must be soul sisters... | Yes, she'll be 11 months in a couple days.
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She's too young for me to put it on a chair or low table as she's just beginning to pull herself up. Putting it in a bowl is useless as she dumps it out. I'd much rather, germ wise, have her eat fresh Cheerios than food that was her siblings' and fell on the floor, so I don't buy that argument. She's putting stuff in her mouth anyway. At least let it be hers.
For meals, sure she's eating in a highchair. Squirming, though. But I'm not feeding her messy foods on the floor...just dry goods,
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RPESN
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Wed, Feb 09 2011, 6:17 pm
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Sorry MrsMortgage, no offense meant, but most babies I've ever known, whether from families like yours or more relaxed homes, would perfectly happily put a spider/slug/bug/stone/leaf/whatever into their mouths. it seems to be the way they are programmed.
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Isramom8
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Wed, Feb 09 2011, 6:20 pm
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It's the principle of the thing. I serve food in a utensil or on a napkin because I show respect for my child and the food and hygiene. If he dumps it onto the floor then that is his cheshbon.
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