Feeding
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Halloween Cupcakes
August made Halloween cupcakes today with his Nana.They made pumpkins, spiders and skeletons, with only red and yellow food colouring, liquorice, marshmallows, a couple of jelly sweets and an edible...
The Recipe for Trying New Foods
I was given this “The Gruffalo” cook book for August at my baby shower for him! I just stumbled across it again and he’s JUST at the right stage to...
How to get Dinner Cooked with a Toddler Around
Get your dinner cooked by involving your little one in the kitchen with you. They just need something to do! Give them a load of things from your kitchen and...
Making Pizza
We LOVE to cook together. I set up all the ingredients so August can be as successful and independent as possible. Having everything ready to go keeps the activity moving...
Nana's Hotpot
This is too delicious not to try. If I can do it - you can do it. Cook for ages - basically. As long as you can be bothered. I made...
How to Teach your Little One to use a Straw
It's a big shift going from sucking in a nipple/teat to sucking on a straw and most kids don't pick it up straight away. It takes practice. Knowing how to...
6 Reasons to Involve your Child in Food Preparation
If your little one is refusing foods, throwing food, spitting things out, gagging, trying to escape the high chair, not keen on exploring new food - it's time to involve...
How to Help your Toddlers to Try Foods they don’t like
Exposure + Fun = Success My friend’s son is just like any other toddler (including mine) – he refuses some foods. But often he’ll eat new food if they’re served...
Baking Flapjacks with Nana
This is an incredibly delicious recipe and it didn't last five minutes. We scoffed it.Nana Lynn's recipe:250g oats125g brown sugar125g butter (room temp)4tbs golden syrup Add all to a blender...
Choosing Textures for your Weaning Baby
Just thought I’d touch base on where we are with solids for Etta. So we’re doing a mixture of spoon feeding and baby led weaning and we’ve already moved into...
Try this Easy Top when Spoon feeding your Baby
Something for you to think about if you are spoon feeding your baby. You really want them to eat right. We’re invested in it. So what we tend to do...
Messy Chin for the Win!
Its actually really unhelpful to scrape your child’s mouth after every spoonful if you’re spoon feeding them and here’s why. Your little one is just learning to receive food and...
STARTING SOLIDS. How I tackle it as a Speech and Language Therapist
STEP 1.We’re doing a mix of puree feeding and BLW (Baby Led Weaning). I’ve started with puree so that I can monitor how Etta manages the food in her mouth....
Toddler Chef: Eggy Bread
Give them a go! This recipe is super easy and every step is something that your toddler can learn to do on their own.Crack one or two eggs into a...
Your Toddler can Prep Food
Don't be scared to get your little one involved with prepping food. They're much more likely to try new foods this way, and even touching different foods is good early...
Teething Solution: Milk Pops
This is a total game changer for a teething babe. Any silicone feeder will do! Ours is the b.box silicone feeder and was purchased from the Chemist Warehouse.If you're breastfeeding,...
How to Survive Mealtimes with a Toddler: My 5 Tips for Success
Remember - toddlers are just always looking to take control of their worlds and what they consume is one of the only things they control. If you make it a...
Homemade Pizza
So in another bid to tempt sick August into eating something, we decided to make pizza. Super easy and HE ATE SOME - can't get more successful than that. What...
Supporting Behaviour: What to say
It sounds really nit-picky, but the language you use matters. Kind, calm boundary setting can replace any shouting, threatening or saying "no" and is also much more effective. Not only...
How to support your child to sit while they eat
If you're not bothered by it, you're not bothered by it. No judgement here. But if you would prefer your little one sat whilst they ate - these are the...