Once your baby can sit upright with minimal support, hold its head steady, and put things in its mouth and is starting to show interest in food — it may be time to introduce them to solids. Back in ...

Jenny Best is the founder of Solid Starts, an Instagram account and smartphone app focused on helping parents introduce their ...

Baby-led weaning (BLW) is an approach to introducing solid foods that focuses on a baby’s choices and allows them to choose what they eat. Soft, easily-chewable whole foods and thin sticks or harder ...

Baby-led weaning provides similar calories to pureed foods and may offer advantages in growth, according to a new study. The popular parenting method of baby-led weaning, where babies are given whole, ...

When Marina Chaparro's baby was 6 months old, she felt that her daughter was ready to start eating solid foods. But when Chaparro offered some to her, "she would not open her mouth. Wouldn't even pick ...

Baby-led weaning is an approach for introducing babies to solid food that involves serving whole pieces of food that the baby picks up and feeds to themselves. Baby-led weaning puts the baby in ...

When my baby turned eight months, I noticed a significant reduction in his acceptance of spoon-feeding. In most instances, having spoon-fed him from when he turned six months, my baby grabs the spoon ...

A new study suggests that baby-led weaning provides ample calories for growth and development. Matzeller shows two age-appropriate methods of preparing food to follow baby-led weaning. Chicago (June ...

When it comes time for parents to begin feeding their baby solid food, one option to consider is baby-led weaning. But what is baby-led weaning? And is it safe? What Is Baby-Led Weaning? Dr. Jenelle ...