My 4-year old boy cannot seem to eat a meal without getting it all over his face, hands, the table, floor, etc. I have to remind him every few minutes to use the fork and not his hands. I just flipped at him this evening for the state he was in after a bowl of cherries - how do you get so messy with bitesized fruit?! His school pals don't seem to be this messy when they come over. It is driving me potty - but should I be concerned on a developmental level? Or does anyone else have a really messy 4-year-old and can re-assure me that it is - if not ok - at least normal for this age?
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4 year old super messy eater - should I be worried?
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Bellybee · 16/06/2013 18:12
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