Baby-Led Weaning: The Essential Guide to Introducing Solid Foods—and Helping Your Baby to Grow Up a Happy and Confident Eater

Baby-Led Weaning: The Essential Guide to Introducing Solid Foods—and Helping Your Baby to Grow Up a Happy and Confident Eater

<DIV><P><B>The Natural, No-Fuss, No-Purée Method for Starting Your Baby on Solid Foods<BR /><BR /> “[Baby-Led Weaning] makes life so much easier.” —<I>The Times</I>, London</B></P><P><I>Baby-Led Weaning</I> explodes the myth that babies need to be spoon-fed and shows why self-feeding from the start of the weaning process is the healthiest way for your child to develop. With baby-led weaning (BLW, for short), you can skip purées and make the transition to solid food by following your baby’s cues.</P><P>At about six months, most babies are ready to join the family at the kitchen table and discover food for themselves. <I>Baby-Led Weaning</I> is the definitive guide to this crucial period in your child’s development, and shows you how to help your baby:</P><UL><LI>Participate in family meals right from the start</LI><LI>Experiment with food at his or her own pace</LI><LI>Develop new abilities, including hand-eye coordination and chewing</LI><LI>Learn to love a variety of foods and to enjoy mealtimes</LI></UL><P>Baby-led weaning became a parenting phenomenon in the UK practically overnight, inspiring a fast-growing and now international online community of parents who practice baby-led weaning—with blogs and pictures to prove it! In <I>Baby-Led Weaning,</I> world-leading BLW authority Gill Rapley and early BLW practitioner and coauthor Tracey Murkett deliver everything you need to know about raising healthy, confident eaters.</P></DIV><BR />