Tips for Starting Solid Foods
Posted on 23. Jan, 2011 by Robert Needlman MD in Infant, Stages of Childhood
Which meal first? It doesn’t matter much. It’ll be easier if your child is hungry but not ravenous or overtired. Try offering solids an hour or so after a regular breast- or bottle-feeding. Your baby should be wide awake, in a good mood, and ready for an adventure — and so should you. It helps [...]
Avoiding Food Fights with Your Kids
Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by neal in Parenting, Preschooler, Toddler
Mealtime can turn into a battle of wills as kids fret about some new and seemingly menacing food offering, ask for a specially prepared meal, or just flat out refuse to eat.
Avoiding Colic
Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by neal in Infant
Colicky babies have gas and cry for long periods, usually in the evening—and nothing their concerned parents do seems to help.
Cooking Strawberry Jam with your Child
Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by susannah in Healthy Lifestyle
My earliest and fondest memories of cooking are of summer days spent making strawberry jam with my mother. In early June, we would pick up a flat of strawberries from the farmer’s market, bring it home, and lay newspapers all over the dining table before beginning the task of hulling, crushing, measuring and cooking the [...]
Cooking at Home: Creating the Guilt-Free Burger
Posted on 24. Jul, 2010 by gary in Cooking
For many of us, a good burger is a guilty pleasure. But does it have to be? What if your burger delivered nutrition from whole grains and vegetables? Wouldn’t you feel a lot better about eating it, and feeding it to your kids?