So I'm a First time mom. Our little guy is almost 13 months and we are trying to encourage him to pull up on his own. He is very capable, I've seen him do it. But he'll do it like once or twice then he's like.. nevermind! And goes and does something else that is within his reach. He is walking with assistance, I will also add he is a creeper not a crawler. But he can pull himself to his hands and knees when he pulls himself up.
What can I do to encourage him? When I put stuff up on the couch for him to "get" he screams a lot..like.. wth?? And then he'll creep off somewhere to do something else.
The other thing is I don't know how to get him to pick up his own food. He likes being fed by a spoon..he'll play in his food if I give it to him but he will just throw it on the side or just wave his hand around. I do eat with him every meal and attempt to show him my lack there of table manners, chewing, picking up food etc. But its still not clicking. I have talked to his pediatrician and he said if its still a problem at 15 months then we'll talk. Anyone have any thoughts?