This question came in from RK, a reader as a comment from an earlier post about finger foods. Can anyone help her??

I have a baby that’s nearly 10 months old and he won’t eat *any* finger
foods. Is this normal? What are the best introductory finger foods? He
just gags if he has to chew anything. thanks!

RK, here is my 2 cents: I wouldn’t worry as long as your baby seems to have a continued healthy weight gain and appears to be thriving otherwise.  As one person told me, it can take up to 25 tries for a baby to accept a food, and not because he doesn’t like it, but because he is trying to get used to it.  I found this from Ellyn Satter’s book, "Child of Mine". This book is about feeding and is really helpful and calming.
"Children are far more willing to participate in this (feeding) if they feel they have control over it. If you wait to start solids until your child is developmentally ready, and if you give your child the opportunity to progress gradually and at his own pace from soft foods to thicker and then more solid foods, he will feel far more in control and be more cooperative…..when your baby is ready, he will eat."\

GOOD LUCK!

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