It is typically recommended to introduce a cup around 6 months of age and when baby can sit up mostly on their own. Starting to introduce a cup around this young age is a good idea because you should aim to transition baby completely off the bottle around age 1. I know this can seem …
What is food chaining? It’s a strategy that involves finding foods that are as similar as possible to what a child already eats. Offering those foods will likely be more successful than offering foods that are vastly different than what your child is used to eating. Picky eaters tend to be very routine in their …
Whether you start with baby led weaning or purees, baby will eventually eat real solid food at some point! This can be scary for some parents. Fear of choking is a valid fear! To eat real solids, baby has to take a bite, move it to the side of their mouth to chew, move it …
Whether or not you decide to have your child’s tongue tie released, there can be long-term effects. Releasing a tie reduces the restriction. It provides the opportunity for the tongue to have improved range of motion ability. But just because the tongue can now move in new ways, does not mean it will. The tongue …
Most parents know about the benefits of using teethers when your baby has sore gums. Biting on these toys can be soothing for teething babies and many parents use them for this purpose. You may not know that these tools can (and should!) be used for many other reasons! Teethers have quite a few benefits …
