Sam 会自己吃饭了

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Sam is 16 months old, and he is a very busy little guy. 山姆16个月大，他是个非常忙碌的小家伙。

Like most toddlers, he wants to do everything himself, 像大多数学步儿童一样，他什么都想自己做，

and what he loves most is feeding himself. 而他最喜欢的就是自己吃饭。

His mom expects mealtimes to be messy, 他的妈妈预料到吃饭时间会很乱，

and she is fine with 她觉得没关系，

that, 这样，

because she knows how much learning hides in the mess. 因为她知道在这些混乱中蕴藏着多少学习的机会。

With his fingers, 用他的手指，

Sam discovers that bananas are soft and mushy, 山姆发现香蕉是软的 而且黏糊糊的，

that Cheerios and crackers are rough and hard. 麦圈和饼干是粗糙的 而且硬邦邦的。

With his spoon, 用他的勺子，

he learns that applesauce is cold 他知道苹果酱是冷的

and that warm oatmeal sticks better than anything. 而且温热的燕麦粥比任何东西都更容易粘住。

His mom could feed him in half the time with none of the mess, 他的妈妈可以用一半的时间喂他，而且不会弄得一团糟，

but she lets him try as long as he is safe. 但只要他安全，她就让他尝试。

Because a little boy covered in oatmeal is not making a mess. 因为一个浑身沾满燕麦粥的小男孩不是在制造混乱。

He is learning to do things for himself, one sticky handful at a time. 他正在学习自己做事情，一次一小把，黏黏糊糊地。