They are committed to providing smart, innovative products that help parents achieve mealtime happiness. Its innovative flat design makes it easier to use than a spoon because there is no scooping, no balancing and no wrong way to hold it!

Even when she’s not eating, sometimes I just pass one to her to chew on…whatever it takes to ease the discomfort.Once learned the basic movement of bringing the spoon closer to the mouth, it's helpful to switch to the Stage 2 pre-spoon. The dimpled head is perfect for dipping in purées, while the channels in the open head are ideal for thicker blends and soft solids. Baby Utensils for Ages 6 Months to 18 Months: No scooping, no balancing, and best of all: no wrong way to hold it! They were designed not only to be little spoons for little hands, but also to make the self feeding experience a little easier for them.

Before long, your little learner will begin making a scooping motion, an indication he or she is ready to graduate to the spoon. Designed for use with pureed foods, the NumNum GOOtensil is a pre-spoon that makes self-feeding easier. This can happen as early as 6 months, but most kids are truly ready to tackle utensils somewhere between 10 and 14 months. She earned her bachelor of science degree in education from Penn State University with concentrations in English and communications.I knew when I started noticing Gracie getting frustrated with me feeding her, it was time to introduce the NumNum. At Motherswork, we understand that urgent needs can arise beyond our daily same-day service cut-off times. The stage one GOOtensil has textures that grab just enough food to give a taste of self-feeding independence.

It leaves more time to actually enjoy the food, rather than focusing all their attention of trying to retrieve it long enough for it to get in their mouths. But nurturing that curiosity creates new neural pathways that prepare your child for a lifetime of learning. Alicia's writing has been featured in Scholastic, Brighter Higher Ed, Popsugar, AARP, and Yahoo News.

I have the NumNum brand ‘pre-spoons’ and while I’ve loved them in theory, I can’t help but feel like they’re keeping my baby from learning a skill of actually feeding himself with his hands. When they discovered GOOtensils, they knew GOOtensils were a fantastic foundational tool to teach self-feeding. Unlike a spoon, the head is flat, so there's no scooping, no balancing, and no wrong way to hold it!

Please send me a pack for my baby, we are visiting from the USA for Christmas and left the NumNums in the dishwasher. A two-pack of Pre-Spoon GOOtensils includes a spoon for babies and a more advanced one for toddlers. No need for scooping, when baby dips it in, the dimpled heads catches enough baby food to be placed into his/her mouth to eat. The pre-spoon of the first stage has a textured surface that grabs puree, smoothie or porridge with a liquid composition just enough so that the toddler can get used to new tastes. For kids who have mastered the food-to-mouth motion, the stage two GOOtensil is perfect for thicker blends and pre-loading with solids.Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag. Our innovative, patented Pre-Spoon has a unique all-flat design that empowers your little one on their baby-led weaning (BLW) journey. Perfect for All Types of Food: Designed to work great with purees (first stage spoon) and soft or solid foods (second stage spoon) anything you want to put in the bowl!