| SEATING YOUR CHILD ON THE LAP | |
| A mother usually feeds a child who is very young by making him sit on her lap. Let your child sit on your lap. Place your arm around his neck so that his head is kept straight and facing forward. This position is suitable while he is being fed or given a drink. |  |
| Do not feed your child while he is lying on your lap as there is a danger of choking. To make feeding and drinking easier for your child, try and get your child to sit by himself on the floor or on a chair if he can! It will also make him more independent. | |
| INDEPENDENT SITTING | |
If your child can sit by himself, you can place him on the floor for feeding. A floor table can be put in front of him. In this way, he will spill food while eating. |  |
 | You can also seat him on a chair with a table kept in front. The height of the chair should be such that his feet are flat on the ground. |
| It is more convenient to feed your child when you sit facing him. |  |
| ADAPTED FLOOR SEATING | |
If your child cannot sit by himself on the floor or on a chair, placing him in one of the following positions may be helpful. If your child has not learnt to sit by himself without support, then seat him against the wall and place a floor table in front of him. The table will give him support from the front. |  |
 | if the floor table does not give enough support, your child may still tend to fall sideways. In this case, a cut-out table will be more comfortable. It will fit around his chest and also give support to his elbows. |
| If your child needs more support, then make her sit in the corner of a room on a cushion or on a rolled up blanket. Place a floor table or a cut-out table in front of her to provide additional support. |  |
| If your child needs more support, then make her sit in the corner of a room on a cushion or on a rolled up blanket. Place a floor table or a cut-out table in front of her to provide additional support. |  |
| You may find it difficult to seat your child in the positions mentioned earlier due to his physical problems or his lack of understanding. A list of adapted seats is given below. When you choose a seat for your child, consider the difficulties he has as well as the space available in your house. | |
 | If your child is able to hold up his head, place him in a corner seat. If he tends to fall or slip forward, fix a cylindrical block of wood in the seat between his legs. This will prevent him from slipping forward. |
| Try using a floor seat if your child still continues to have problems. This kind of seat will give more support to the back and sides. If he slips forward while sitting, then fix a cylindrical block of wood on the seat between the child's legs. |  |
| Your child can be fed while he is sitting in a corner seat or a floor seat by placing a small floor table or a cut-out table in front of him. |  |
