We often see children holding their spoon like a shovel while dining…..why is that?

A child has small hands and it is easier to hold the spoon as you would a shovel. However, without being taught the proper way, this behavior may carry on…sometimes into adulthood.  Even as a young adult, this action is not considered to be good manners.

As a parent, your child is depending on you for direction. Besides teaching good behavior, on an even bigger note, teaching your child how to correctly hold a spoon is not about the action of learning how to hold the spoon, it is about teaching the attitude of respect…learning the attitude of showing value for yourself first, and then the others, with which you may be dining.

Teaching your child the little things of dining correctly, will help them learn the bigger things…. like respecting themselves.