Help with Feeding
Helping Your Baby Learn to Chew
The transition from purees to table food can be very scary... for parents. Even when babies are ready, developmentally and...
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Help with Feeding
- Nov 25, 2019
- 1 min
Top 10 Holiday Gift Ideas for Baby
Top gift ideas for baby from feeding experts at Help with Feeding.
Free printable gift tags inside!
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Help with Feeding
- Nov 18, 2019
- 4 min
How to Change Picky Eating with Your Mealtime Approach
Find out how to improve stressful mealtimes with your child by changing your approach to feeding.
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Help with Feeding
- Oct 8, 2019
- 2 min
What to Do About Gagging
Watching your baby struggle at mealtimes can be very scary, but knowing the difference between gagging and choking is so important!
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Help with Feeding
- Nov 29, 2017
- 2 min
Dips and Dippers!
Around 8 months old, your baby enters the developmental phase of "I want to do it myself". She may start turning her head and refusing...
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Help with Feeding
- Nov 29, 2017
- 3 min
Pocketing: When Your Child Won't Swallow Table Food
There are many reasons that a child may pocket food rather than swallowing it - some include: Being afraid to swallow due to a past...
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Help with Feeding
- Nov 29, 2017
- 2 min
Baby Led Weaning or Spoon-Feeding?
As with most issues in feeding, we tend to take a "middle of the road" approach. We believe there are some really positive messages...
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Help with Feeding
- Nov 29, 2017
- 2 min
Straw Drinking 101
Infants can typically learn to drink from a straw between the ages of 8-9 months old, sometimes earlier. The trick is to find the right...
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Help with Feeding
- Nov 29, 2017
- 2 min
Combining "Old" and "New" Foods to Encourage Acceptance
This strategy can help during the transition to purees as well as table foods. For the baby working on spoon-feeding, add a teaspoon of a...
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Help with Feeding
- Nov 19, 2017
- 2 min
Let Your Baby Get Messy!
During many initial consultations with families, we ask the question, "What does she do when you give her the spoon?"... the response is...
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Help with Feeding
- Nov 19, 2017
- 2 min
How to Offer Bite-Size Table Foods to Your Baby
The transition to table foods can be very scary for parents of older infants. One of the most common questions we get is, "How big should...
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Help with Feeding
- Nov 14, 2017
- 1 min
Listen to Your Instincts
Crying, not sleeping, screaming during feedings, pushing away, spitting up... sound familiar? It's hard to know what is normal,...
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Help with Feeding
- Nov 14, 2017
- 2 min
There Is No "Force" In Feeding
Respecting your baby's cues is one of the most important pieces of advice I give all parents who come in for therapy. If your...
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Help with Feeding
- Nov 14, 2017
- 2 min
Responsive Feeding: An Appropriate Approach for ALL Infants and Toddlers
There are so many reasons why feeding can get off track in the first few years of life. Concerns with weight gain and growth, oral motor...
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