The infant is 6 months old. What feeding skills would be expected for the infant to have developed?
A) Swallows liquid but pushes most solid out
B) Begins to eat mashed foods
C) Experiments with spoon but prefers to eat with hands
D) Begins self-spoon feeding
B
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At 6 months of age, the infant should be drinking small amounts from a cup when held by another person, and they should begin to eat mashed food from a spoon easily.
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