spoon-feed

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To help somebody (usually a baby or elder) to eat using a spoon; to feed using a spoon.
2. 2
   To overly pamper or indulge (someone), so that they do not (or because they failed to) act or think for themselves.
3. 3
   To give (something) in an overly pampering way, so that the recipients do not (or because they failed to) act or think for themselves.
4. 4
   To explain (something, to someone) in simple words; to explain (it, to them) in words of one syllable; to spell (it) out (for them).