DAD is sometimes too accommodative when feeding Liesel, holding the bottle in her mouth while she turns her head left and right to focus on something interest while she feeds.
The device above holds the bottle in one position, thus she loses the nipple when she turns her head or fidgets.
She doesn't like that.
Dad has watched her struggle with it with great satisfaction, intervening only as necessary. She's smart and figured out how to use her hands to reposition the nipple into her mouth.
Update 1: She has also learned to hold her head steady while feeding so as not to lose the nipple.
Dad isn't really lazy. He just wants to challenge his children to learn and grow.
Update 2: Dad observed that she has to be hungry to have the motivation to struggle with this. If she wants a bottle simply to soothe, she won't bother. She'll just cry in frustration. During this condition, Dad'll simple cradle her with a binky. Dad wants to ensure his children learn that food is fuel first and only comfort on special occasions. As one radio host observed with his own kids, there is a normal diet and holiday diet. The normal diet is the healthy one they eat the vast majority of the time while the holiday diet permits indulgences as infrequently as there are national holidays.
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