Has anyone heard of this???

[Van]

Just wondering how anyone would manage meal time for infants without using high chairs
as i have 4 infants and I would be lost without my highchairs LOL

[Lee-Bee]

Just wondering how anyone would manage meal time for infants without using high chairs
as i have 4 infants and I would be lost without my highchairs LOL

Toddler sized chairs with a waist strap (made with buckle and backpack strapping from fabric store). The belt just keeps them from running off...they can sit on their own from 10months + for sure. I had 5 kids 10-14months last year and no highchairs. Small amounts of food on the table in front of them at a time (with suction cup plates). They learn quick :-) Kids, even under a year old, are capable of a lot if you expect it of them (and are patient about it).

[kindredspirit]

Just wondering how anyone would manage meal time for infants without using high chairs
as i have 4 infants and I would be lost without my highchairs LOL

I use a regular table for lunch, so I do use high chairs until they're stable enough for a jr chair (from ikea, no straps, just child sized and taller, with cross bars to help them climb up), around 18mo. For snacks we use the classroom. Toddlers/preschoolers eat at their table, the infants eat at a special lower table (sawed off coffee table with shortened ikea chairs). They learn quickly to stay at the table til everyone is done eating. It takes a few reminders for new kids, but they get used to it.

[Van]

Thanks for the ideas of life beyond the regular high-chair Lee-Bee and Kindredspirit