To get better at anything, including skateboarding, kids need practice.

Part of that process involves falling and making mistakes. Over time, through repetition and learning from those mistakes, they improve. Imagine if we held them on the skateboard the whole time - they'd never learn to balance or move on their own.

The same principle applies to managing food. To get better at it, kids need opportunities to practice. This means allowing them to make a mess and figure things out on their own. Through this hands-on experience, they learn how to move their hands just right, understand the cause and effect of moving too quickly, gauge how big a mouthful to take, and how to manage it in their mouth.

When parents try to minimize mess by relying on pouches, bottles, special cups, or by continually spoon-feeding, we're inadvertently taking away these valuable learning opportunities. Without the chance to practice, kids can't improve.

Embrace the Mess for Better Learning

Of course, there’s a time and place for everything. If your routine requires breakfast in the car, then by all means, use a spill-proof container to save your car seats. But it’s important to remember that kids don’t actually need all those gadgets—they need the chance to practice, make mistakes, and permission to get messy.

Simple Smoothie Recipe

Frozen strawberries, frozen raspberries, 1 banana, 2 weetbix, milk, greek yoghurt and a dash of honey and cinnamon - pop it all in a blender and serve!

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