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Establishing Independent Spoon Feeding Through a Structured Motor-Based Shaping Protocol in a Child with Developmental Delay

Author(s) Ms. Radha Navnit Jajal, Ms. Meshwa Rudraduttsinh Vaghela, Ms. Badri Nirav Patel
Country India
Abstract Self-feeding is one of the developmental milestones that involves the stability of the wrist, grip strength, motor planning and control of the hands which are normally late in children with global developmental delay, which restrict their daily life independence. This paper looked at the success of a systematic motor-based shaping program aimed at considering the emergence of independent spoon holding, scooping, and controlled sipping in a five-year-old child. The poor wrist stabilization, weak grasp and limited movement control were the intervention areas, to which gradual training was applied, starting with assisted stabilization and gradually fading with the increase in skills. The measurement of the outcomes was conducted by way of single-case design with a baseline and intervention condition on the basis of percentages of independent trials, time of steady spoon holding and level of task performance. The findings depicted consistent changes in the stability of the spoon and scooping precision, as well as independent sipping, reduced the use of physical prompts, and enhanced consistency in the results between trials. The outcome points to the fact that motor-focused, individualized shaping interventions can be successful in developing independent self-feeding skills and improving the functional autonomy of young children with developmental delays.
Keywords Self-feeding, Spoon feeding, Fine motor control, Developmental delay, Occupational therapy, Motor-based intervention
Field Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On 2026-04-03
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i02.73433
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