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Baby led weaning is based on the premise that the baby can identify food before tasting it, so obviously you should avoid nondescript mush. With our son, we really didn't encounter significant problems; we mostly offered him the same food we had. We were given the advice not to offer any spicy food, but once he got hold of some spicy stuff on our plate, he ...

I'll start by saying that this is the first time I've heard of the name "Rapley method," but I did a sort of middle ground between that and spoon feeding (basically, I fed my son mashed food, but was simply his hands until he could do it himself, how much he ate was dictated by him, and the process as a whole was baby-led). Here are some of the ...

The esophagus of a child is about the diameter of a hot dog or a grape. So, as a guide, make the pieces smaller than that. We quartered our hot dogs. Choking is a problem if children stuff their mouths with food and if they are moving around with food in their mouths. We were late starting the rule not to leave the table until your mouth is empty, having ...

I am not sure about toast - we give our 10 month old slightly toasted bread with plenty of butter to keep it soft. It's soft enough that can rip it apart with her little fingers. We usually take the crust off because that requires a lot more effort for her to chew. As for other foods, all the veggies and fruits we give her are steamed enough to be fairly ...

We've always made the food small, depending on age and size we've expanded the food from about the size of a pinky (small finger) nail up to "kid bite-size". It also depends on if the child knows how to chew, or can break up the food in their mouth. Toast was good for us since it was grippable, and the toast begins to break up in the mouth, fries and ...

I found this site very helpful in matching a child's motor skills to their readiness for various food consistencies. http://www.babycenter.com/0_age-by-age-guide-to-feeding-your-baby_1400680.bc