Category Archives: Starting Solids

Weaning and starting solids

• Calling for Submissions for the August Carnival of Natural Parenting!

  This month is an open challenge to you: Find something new you can experience and write about at your local farmer’s market or farms. Deadline to write is August 7.  MORE

• Why Baby-led Solids Worked For Us

  Letting our son choose what and when to eat just made sense.  MORE

• Sugar-Free Parenting for a Sweet Childhood

  I know that I may not be able to win the war against sugar as my daughter gets older and more exposed and pressured, but it was important to me to start healthy.  MORE

• On Breastfeeding, Weaning, and One Mother’s Identity

  Jessica has been nursing one or more of her children since 1993 – breastfeeding is wrapped up in her concept of mothering and herself. She shares her thoughts on weaning.  MORE

• Homemade Rice Cereal: Brown Rice Congee

  Kristin shares a recipe for a homemade rice cereal that is nutritious, affordable, easy to prepare and highly adaptable.  MORE

• Complete Nutrition when Starting Solids

  A reader asks our NPN Mentors about the nutritional needs of a baby eating solid foods.  MORE

• The Anthroposophical View of Feeding Infants and Young Children

  Jennifer explains how Anthroposophists might advise parents to begin baby-led weaning.  MORE

• Montessori Meets Baby-Led Weaning: A Natural Approach to Introducing Solids

  Melissa explains how the Montessori philosophy and baby-led weaning complement each other.  MORE

• Beating the Constipation Woes: A Food-Based Approach

  Whether you have a new eater who’s stopped up by solid foods or a picky preschooler whose food choices are holding it all in, often a change in diet is all that’s needed to keep things moving along.  MORE

• Giveaway: The No-Cry Picky Eater Solution $17 ARV {12.26; Worldwide} CLOSED

  Parenting expert Elizabeth Pantley is back with her newest book, The No-Cry Picky Eater Solution. This book is designed to provide parents with ways to get their children of all ages to eat a healthy, balanced diet as often as possible without battles, threats, or tears. Win your own copy with our easy Rafflecopter entry!  MORE

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