helenlc
16-01-2010, 09:48 PM
I want to do the Penguin Handprint activity this week coming. So I am going to let the LOs (all under 2) do finger painting and then I can get their handprints too.
One of my mindees has food aversion - there is no physical reason for her not to eat, she has just refused to do so since she was 7 months. She has meal replacement milk from a bottle.
She puts nothing else to or in her mouth - although the other day she found a crumb and did pick it up and put it almost to her mouth.
Anyway, I am thinking that while they are playing with the paint with their hands and fingers, she may choose to put hers to her mouth. I dont then want to say NO! as it would be a big thing for her to want to put it to or in her mouth.
I therefore wondered whether for her I could make some sort of paint solution out of flour/corn flour or icing sugar, water and food colouring and flavouring? That way, it wouldnt be harmful to her if she put it to or in her mouth. (It probably wont taste nice but would be safer than paint)
If she is interested in putting it to or in her mouth, paint is similar in consistency to things like yogurt, custard etc, so I am really aware of not wanting to tell her NO if she is wanting to put it in or near her mouth, iyswim?
One of my mindees has food aversion - there is no physical reason for her not to eat, she has just refused to do so since she was 7 months. She has meal replacement milk from a bottle.
She puts nothing else to or in her mouth - although the other day she found a crumb and did pick it up and put it almost to her mouth.
Anyway, I am thinking that while they are playing with the paint with their hands and fingers, she may choose to put hers to her mouth. I dont then want to say NO! as it would be a big thing for her to want to put it to or in her mouth.
I therefore wondered whether for her I could make some sort of paint solution out of flour/corn flour or icing sugar, water and food colouring and flavouring? That way, it wouldnt be harmful to her if she put it to or in her mouth. (It probably wont taste nice but would be safer than paint)
If she is interested in putting it to or in her mouth, paint is similar in consistency to things like yogurt, custard etc, so I am really aware of not wanting to tell her NO if she is wanting to put it in or near her mouth, iyswim?