Sensory Weaning

Baby exploring food as a sensory experience

Sensory weaning is really just a shift in how you look at mealtimes. Instead of measuring success by how much goes in, you let your baby experience food as something to explore — to touch, smell, squish, mouth and watch as it moves and changes.

For your baby, food is brand new. Feeling it in their hands is how they learn what it is before they ever have to deal with it in their mouth. Squishing banana, smearing yoghurt and dropping spaghetti over the side aren't bad habits — they're the lesson. Babies who are free to explore this way tend to be more willing to try new tastes and textures, and less likely to become fussy eaters.

Baby touching and exploring foodSensory weaning with a Tidy Tot bib

The best part? When the pressure comes off ‘how much', mealtimes get calmer for everyone. Your job isn't to stop the mess — it's to contain it, so you can relax and let the learning happen. That's exactly what our coverall bibs and Bib & Tray Kit are made for.

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