Sitting together and sharing a meal is one of life’s simple pleasures. In the few moments taken from life’s hectic pace to gather around the table, a family grows closer and builds all-important life-long bonds. Mealtimes are a joy that we should share with the littlest members of our families as early as possible (the Stokke Tripp Trapp high chairs are newborn-ready!).
The right high chair can take mealtimes from stressful, messy ordeals to joyful, messy opportunities for discovery. (Unfortunately, your baby will smear avocado in their hair no matter what they sit on, we can’t help you there.) And while there certainly will need to be a bit of clean-up afterwards, some chairs (and Snuggle Hunny Kids' bibs) make this much easier than others.
So much learning happens in the high chair. Yes, our little ones learn about flavour, texture and temperature, but also about social cues, how we interact and, a big one, all about gravity and cause and effect. (I wonder what happens if I push my sippy cup off the table? And just how many times will mummy pick it back up for me?)
Peruse the collection below and begin to imagine which one of the premium, stylish-yet-functional chairs will fit into your mealtimes.
How important is it to get a great high chair?
Their high chair is (hopefully) a place that your little one will spend a lot of time in. Not just for eating, they can sit there to ‘help’ you prepare the dinner, to sit up with you and your friends and join in with conversations, to get stuck in with some of those wonderfully popular ‘messy play’ toys, hey, we’ve even popped bubs in the high chair in the bathroom while we jump in and out of the shower! It is a safe place where a happy, wakeful baby or toddler can sit and be contained while they join in on the day-to-day activities of life.
So, all this time spent here means you’ll want something comfy! A properly designed chair with an adjustable footrest will keep bubs comfy and happy to sit up with you just that little bit longer. And, going beyond comfort, it’s actually quite important that your little one sits up properly with a footrest to keep their knees at 90 degrees. Good posture supports healthy swallowing, and as swallowing is a skill your baby is still learning, a chair that supports this is all the more important.
It is a piece of nursery furniture that will be thoroughly used every day (just like your baby bouncer) for a solid two years, and that’s not including hand-me-down duty! So it makes sense to invest in the best high chair you can afford.
Baby feeding chairs from newborns to adventurous eaters!
The benefits of sharing food with your baby cannot be overstated. The learning that comes from eating together with others is vast and begins from day one. With the right baby feeding chair, even the tiniest newborn can join your mealtime and begin building a positive association with food. They see you trying and enjoying a wide variety of foods, and even though they may still be in the milk-only phase, their eagerness for culinary exploration is growing. A baby who has witnessed others enjoying their meals is much more likely to be an adventurous eater themselves.
Interestingly, it is said that it can take as many as 20 encounters with a new food for a toddler to learn to like it, and some of those very first encounters can be simply seeing others eat and enjoy that food. So why not get the ball rolling early and start introducing your baby to a wide variety of foods long before they actually begin eating them?
Investing in a newborn attachment for your high chair brings your littlest ones up to the table, involving them in family life and beginning their lifelong love of food!