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WHEN RELATIVES SABOTAGE YOUR CHILD’S DIET
Every so often I receive a question that I think might be of interest to my readers. Sometimes I receive a question to which I simply do not have the knowledge or personal experience to provide a good...
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OLIVER’S EATS: SIMPLIFYING MEALS
Welcome to the November 2012 Simplicity Parenting Carnival! This post was written as part of the monthly Simplicity Parenting Carnival hosted by The Lone Home Ranger and S.A.H.M. i AM. This month we...
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ON GRAPES AND RISK ASSESSMENT
We have been serving Oliver whole grapes (as opposed to cut grapes) since he was about 13 months old. Evidently, this is a big no-no. Yesterday I sent him to daycare with a handful of grapes in his...
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ARE PALEO KIDS BETTER EATERS?
According to my non-scientific “anecdata” from a statistically-insignificant sample of a self-selecting population, the answer is yes . Okay, so I really can’t answer the question, but I’d like to...
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SOME THOUGHTS ON NURSING — AND MAYBE WEANING
First of all, welcome back and happy 2013 to all! I am really behind on responding to blog comments and email messages (oh, and writing posts, in case you hadn’t noticed), so please bear with me as I...
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HOW NOT TO WEAN
It’s okay, he still loves me. I weaned Oliver’s morning feed a few weeks ago. I don’t regret that I did it; but I do regret how I did it. Back in January I was seriously contemplating weaning, but then...
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TUBERS AND TEMPER TANTRUMS
We don’t tend to have a lot of food-related temper tantrums around here, but when we do, they are almost always about starches: sweet potatoes, bananas, and to a much lesser degree, squash. Last...
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OLIVER IS WEANED
My “big boy,” after weaning and after his first hair cut. I realized, only after weaning, that I have no pictures of him nursing… which is really sad . Weaning had been on my mind for a while. In...
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GROWING A GOOD EATER: SEVEN TIPS FOR INTRODUCING SOLIDS TO BABY
I recently wrote a couple of parenting articles for Modern Mama, the first of which was published yesterday. Whether you’re just starting to think about introducing solids to your baby, or are already...
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OLIVER’S SUPPLEMENT REGIMEN
I receive a lot of questions about the nutritional supplements we give to Oliver. I have decided to write a post about it, with the caveat that this is only a description of what we do, and does not in...
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