Such a useful thing, like a highchair with a table for feeding , is present today in almost every home where there is a small child. The modern children's industry offers us a wide variety of models: high and low, portable and suspended, wooden and plastic, mono- and multifunctional, etc. Particular attention should be paid to the chairs-transformers, in particular those that are laid out on a low chair and desk (desk). This product is often called a highchair table or simply a table for feeding.
Advantages and disadvantages of feeding tables
The unconditional advantage of children's tables for feeding is a long period of use. Such a thing can successfully serve a baby from 6 months up to 6 years. The possibility of long-term operation is achieved through the multifunctionality of the product. In folded form it is perfectly suitable for feeding a baby to two years. An older child can use such a table in the unfolded form as a dining table, and also as a desk for drawing, reading or board games.
Tables-transformers usually have a removable table-top that allows an already grown-up kid to eat with adults at one large table.
Wooden table for feeding is usually cheaper than plastic, at its purchase it is possible to save also the round sum of money. Baby tables for feeding have some drawbacks. So, perhaps, the main one is that they are quite heavy, and often bulky. In a small apartment such a product will take up too much of an already valuable space. In addition, when buying it is worth considering that a wooden table for feeding a child is heavier than plastic.
It is also necessary to pay attention to the nuance that in the models of the table-chair type, the height of the legs is not regulated and, as a rule, the back does not tilt. In wooden tables for feeding, there are often no seat belts (but there is a limiter between the legs of the baby, it protects the child from slipping out from under the countertop). This makes them unsuitable for those small fidgets that manage to crawl even from under the five-point belts.
How to choose a table for feeding?
From the wide variety of chairs now being offered and tables for feeding a child, it is difficult to choose the one that would ideally fit the required requests. When buying a table for feeding a transformer type, it is important to consider the following nuances:
- Think about the choice of the material of the product. Children's tables are made of plastic and wood (alder, linden, beech, maple). Wooden - environmentally friendly, beautiful and durable structures, but at the same time they are less functional, quite heavy and dimensional. Plastic - light, comfortable and multifunctional.
- It is good, if removable safety belts (three-point, or better five-point) are attached to the chair, to protect the baby from falling, and between the table top and the seat there will be a special element protecting the child from slipping from below.
- Pay attention to the stand (countertop), it should be moderately wide and comfortable, preferably if it is removable.
- Look closely at the upholstery of the feeding table, it should be well cleaned. The baby's first attempts to learn to eat on his own often end with the need to wash not only the table, but the whole kitchen.
- Check the product for stability, see if it staggers.
- Pay attention to the weight of the product.
In order to save the family budget, you can try to make a table for feeding yourself. For a person who has knowledge in carpentry, who knows how to use a hammer, a hacksaw and electric tools, this task will not be difficult.
Children's table for feeding is certainly very useful and necessary thing. He perfectly copes with his direct purpose, the essence of which is to facilitate the process of feeding the baby. In addition, the table for feeding a child of the transformer type can easily be used as a study table, a drawing table, a table for games, etc.