Babies want to feed themselves. It sometimes feels as if parents spend more time trying to stop them than encouraging them. Over the last few years, however, some people have begun to ask if we ...

I remember the first time my daughter discovered her hand. The look of amazement on her face was priceless. It wasn’t long before she was putting that discovery to use, trying to put everything ...

Babies that feed themselves have no increased risk of choking, study suggests. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2017 / 12 / 171207094943.htm ...

It might be time to put down the cutlery and let kids get messy as research suggests spoon-fed babies are more likely to ...

While spoon-feeding has long been a traditional approach to introducing solid foods to babies, a new study suggests an alternative method that may offer greater benefits for growth and development.

Babies go through a lot of changes in the first 6 months. When your child experiences physical and psychological changes, they may need extra nutrition. That can lead to cluster feeding.

It’s now recommended that newborns, including formula-fed babies, eat on demand and that babies wait to start solid foods until they’re 4–6 months old. Baby feeding amounts by age ...