Food in solid or liquid form, specifically in relation to children. See also the tag [eating] about manners and motivation.
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Are there certain foods that should be avoided when using Baby Led Weaning?
Aside from the general allergy risk foods (peanuts, cow milk, etc.), are there any foods that should be specifically avoided if you are trying "baby led weaning"?
I'm looking specifically for ...
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Do children need hot meals twice a day?
We normally have cereal or toast for breakfast, and a home-cooked meal in the evening. At lunch time, my husband and I normally have sandwiches as we do not want two cooked meals a day. Our 18 month ...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Rapley method?
Lately I've been hearing some of my friends talking about the Rapley method of introducing solid food to your child, skipping the "mashed food" phase almost completely. They claim mashed food is ...
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Is this excess phlegm and throat clearing a sign of lactose intolerance?
My daughter, aged nigh on 8, really gets 'phlegmy' after any dairy, clearing her throat continuously and complains, after a while, that her throat gets sore.
I have done some research, but from what ...
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How do you encourage your primary-school-aged child to eat new foods?
I thought this question might be a good complement to a question posted about a child that pretends to choke when he doesn't like a certain food. This question and its answers mostly address the ...
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How much should we be feeding a 13month old?
We have the opposite problem to many people at this age. Rather than having a fussy eater W will eat anything and everything put in front of him.
Whilst that in itself isn't a problem, the, let's ...
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Microwaving supper for the children in a filthy microwave [closed]
This is a hypothetical question, but I could see it happening to me one day.
A father uses a public microwave oven to cook supper to feed his children. The microwave is technically clean, but he is ...
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What are some good tea party snacks for toddlers?
There is a tea party in the kindergarten group, for 2 to 3 year olds.
Which cool and unusual snacks (not the common things like candies and pastry) would be a good idea to bring?
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Should I let food be a way out of a “time out”?
My 16 month old has always been very willful and it is hard to get her to drink a lot of milk that is not from breastfeeding. I have read that "time out"'s are timed 1 minute per year of age, rounding ...
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What are the pros and cons of giving nutritional food supplements?
There are lots of nutritional food supplements that (arguably) makes our children
Stronger
Sharper
Taller
Me and my mom are having a difference of opinion here. She tells me not to give them. She ...
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What should parent do when their child is dropping more hair?
A colleague of mime notice that her teenager kid is dropping a lot of hair recently.
What advices should I give to my colleague to help her teenager kid instead of telling her to ask her bring her ...
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Good resource for what is safe to eat and when
There is a lot of guidance on what you can feed your baby and when.
I know:
Some food at 4 months but you should wait for six
No milk before 1 year but cheese before then
No Salt (ever?)
No peanuts ...
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Is orange juice (or vitamin C) a stimulant?
My wife has been telling me for years that Vitamin C is a stimulant. I finally decided to google it but haven't found anything convincing.
Last night, our 2-year-old daughter woke up from coughing ...
