A groundbreaking audiobook on feeding children with special needs-and setting them up for lifelong feeding independence! Rooted in the baby-led weaning (BLW) approach, this audiobook details how to start children with feeding challenges on solid foods-for a lifetime of independent eating.
Your Baby Can Self-Feed, Too, is the inclusive guide to introducing solids. Over 25 percent of children experience challenges with this big step-both typically developing babies and those with (known or unknown) physical or neurological differences. Resources on how to help babies who face obstacles in making the move to solid foods are scarce. That's where this audiobook comes in.
Feeding therapist Jill Rabin teams up with BLW pioneer Gill Rapley to introduce their new proprietary take on Rapley's groundbreaking approach: adapted baby-led weaning. With ABLW, you can meet your child's needs by:
- responding to his or her signs of readiness, whenever they appear
- adapting food to fit his or her abilities and promote skill development
- working with your therapist to provide individualized targeted support
- using "bridge devices" (for example, silicone feeders) with your therapist's guidance
Baby-led weaning transformed the parenting landscape by replacing boring purées with real, healthy food that babies can explore for themselves-while building motor skills, coordination, and confidence. Now, every baby can benefit: Your Baby Can Self-Feed, Too!
This audiobook includes a bonus PDF with useful dietary breakdowns, explanations, and feeding recommendations for your child.
Baby-Led Weaning explodes the myth that babies need to be spoon-fed and shows why self-feeding from the start of the weaning process is the healthiest way for your child to develop. With baby-led weaning (BLW, for short), you can skip purees and make the transition to solid food by following your baby's cues. At about six months, most babies are ready to join the family at the kitchen table and discover food for themselves. Baby-Led Weaning is the definitive guide to this crucial period in your child's development, and shows you how to help your baby: Participate in family meals right from the start Experiment with food at his or her own pace Develop new abilities, including hand-eye coordination and chewing Learn to love a variety of foods and to enjoy mealtimes Baby-led weaning became a parenting phenomenon in the U.K. practically overnight, inspiring a fast-growing and now international online community of parents who practice baby-led weaning-with blogs and pictures to prove it! In Baby-Led Weaning, world-leading BLW authority Gill Rapley and early BLW practitioner and coauthor Tracey Murkett deliver everything you need to know about raising healthy, confident eaters.
