NYSTCE Family and Consumer Science (072) Practice Exam 2026 - Free Practice Questions and Study Guide

The main idea here is self-feeding. At about 9–12 months, infants begin feeding themselves with their fingers, picking up small pieces of food and bringing them to their mouths. This shows growing autonomy at mealtimes and the development of fine motor skills needed for self-feeding. Grasping and palmar grasp describe how objects are held (grasping in general, and a palm-based grip used earlier in infancy), not the act of feeding oneself. Expediter isn’t a term used for feeding development. So the behavior described fits self-feeding.