One of the things we have enjoyed doing a few times so far is taking Brandon out to eat. There are definitely times when we'd like to get out of the house and go for breakfast or dinner and not have to worry about getting a sitter for an hour or two. Not to mention, we want to bring our children up learning that mealtimes are family time, so why not include him? Eating out and BLW go great together because you don't have to worry about bringing special food for your baby, having the server heat anything up, etc. All you really need to ask for is a highchair, and that's it! So far we've already taken Brandon to family-friendly places like Red Robin, IHOP, brunch at the Hilton, and breakfast on the ferry just yesterday. We give him food off our plates or make him up his own plate if we're at a buffet. I've noticed that he isn't dropping nearly as much food on the ground anymore, so there's next to no mess aside from whatever ends up on his clothes!
We hope that taking Brandon to eat out this early on will help him to learn that there are other places to eat besides home, and sometimes the food tastes different than it does at home. Eventually he will learn that sometimes he has to wait for the food to arrive, along with appropriate behaviour in a public setting. Just a few more things that BLW is great for! We want to be able to take our kids anywhere, and that includes eating out!
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