Ready, steady… walk

Starting solid foods is a new and exciting step in your baby’s eating development, but it often comes with many questions.

The time you spend playing with your baby is precious, and enjoying games together is fun for both of you. But playtime is much more than just special moments spent together.

You’re half-awake at 4 am with a wide-awake baby in your arms and wondering if you’ll ever get a full night’s sleep again. Don’t worry, you will.

By Charlotte Geroudet, Registered Dietitian

The food you give your kids will help them grow in so many ways beyond the physical. It will expose them to new smells and textures.

Did you know? Imaginary play and ‘talking time’ are essential to your baby’s healthy development.

Teething begins at different times for different babies, although most have already started by six months of age.

Now that your baby is eight to 10 months old, has enjoyed their first tastes, and is becoming more experienced at eating, it’s time to move on to lumpy foods and helping them learn to feed themself

Your baby is now used to eating solids and may be grabbing at the spoon or picking up food by herself. This means she is ready for more self-feeding, a whole new messy adventure!

By Dr. Ted Jablonski, family physician

Now that your 10-12-month-old is really getting the hang of feeding themself, keep offering them a wide variety of foods and textures to establish good, healthy eating habits.  

Your baby is growing fast! The first year, a baby multiplies his weight by 3 and his length increases by 50%! Follow month-by-month.

By Dr. Ted Jablonski, family physician

During babies’ first year of life their nutritional needs are higher than those of adults

Research has shown that shared family meals—no matter the size of your family—provide benefits for your baby beyond the joy of simply eating dinner together.

She’s everywhere! She’s everywhere! At least she wants to be, and she wants to get there on her own.

By Dr. Dina Kulik, pediatrician

Did you know? Studies show that the more often families share mealtimes, the more likely children are to have healthy diets and stay at healthy weights as toddlers.

Starting your little one on solid foods is quite a milestone!