My latest post at Eco Child’s Play is all about debunking the myths about baby’s first solid foods. Not only should it not be started before about six months, but the cereals and purees normally spoonfed as their first foods are completely and utterly unnecessary… and even have a few potential pitfalls, affecting your child’s [...]
Posts Tagged ‘baby-led weaning’
Mar
13
First Foods: Why Babies Don’t Need Cereals or Purees
by heather
Tags: baby-led weaning, first foods, infant feeding, solid foods
Posted in Babies, Family | Comments (3)
Posted in Babies, Family | Comments (3)
Feb
24
The Hurried Infant and Child on CBC
by heather
Have you listened to CBC’s Ideas lately? The last two Monday nights, they’ve been playing a series criticizing the current trend towards earlier and earlier academic instruction. They’ve taken apart Baby Einstein, blasted schools that eliminate recess, disparage the practice of filling our preschoolers with factoids rather than allowing them the freedom to learn the [...]
Tags: academics, Baby Einstein, baby-led weaning, CBC, child development, diaper free, education, Homeschooling, hurried, natural learning, radio, recess, unschooling
Posted in Babies, Homeschooling, Kid stuff, Random Musings | Comments (2)
Posted in Babies, Homeschooling, Kid stuff, Random Musings | Comments (2)
Dec
05
My nestlings
by heather
Well here’s my very first “regular” blog post! I think I’ll start things off nice and easy, with a little look into our family. I guess first of all, I should come up with cute nicknames for my kids… I have observed that most ‘family’ bloggers refer to their kids as “Little Fish” or “Peanut” [...]
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