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23 Jan

How to Offer Soup to Baby

  • By Ms. Dawn
  • In Baby Led Weaning
Showing the different ways soup can be introduced to your baby
Did you know you can offer warm and cozy soups when doing baby-led weaning (BLW)? Introducing your baby to a wide variety of textures is important, including soups! When selecting a soup, it is vital to consider the consistency
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07 Jan

When to Safely Start Popsicles With Your Baby

  • By Ms. Dawn
  • In Baby Led Weaning, Baby Sensory Play
An image of a traditional popsicle versus the ezpz Tiny Pops
Did you know that you can introduce your baby to a breastmilk or formula popsicle as early as 4 months? Here are some tips for starting your little one on frozen pops! Breastmilk or formula popsicles
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10 Oct

3 Puree Textures to Assess Swallowing + Feeding Skills

  • By Ms. Dawn
  • In Baby Led Weaning
avocado in 3 textures, served in an ezpz Tiny Bowl
When offering puree foods, it’s essential to select a consistency that is safe for baby’s development. Here are three puree textures to try with your baby to assess their swallow and the feeding skills you can teach with each
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28 Jun

Herbs, Spices + Minced Veggies for BLW

  • By Ms. Dawn
  • In Baby Led Weaning
Whether you are making homemade baby food or offering safe baby-led strips, introducing herbs, spices, and minced veggies is an important way to challenge your baby’s taste buds. Since we want to avoid adding salt to a baby’s food
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28 Apr

How to Introduce Bananas

  • By Ms. Dawn
  • In Baby Led Weaning, Feeding Therapy
In my baby-led weaning (“BLW”) courses, I always suggest trying bananas as a first food for baby. It’s also the first food on my BLW on-the-go foods list! However, I didn’t realize how confusing this fruit was for parents
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01 Feb

Bubble Wrap Sensory Fun

  • By Ms. Dawn
  • In Baby Sensory Play, Kids Sensory Play
Bubble wrap can be used as a fun sensory experience for both babies and toddlers alike. In this blog, I’m sharing some innovative ways I this easily acquired office supply to help with mealtime and crafting!
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29 Dec

Baby Sensory Food Play

  • By Ms. Dawn
  • In Baby Led Weaning, Baby Sensory Play, Feeding Therapy
We all know that sensory food play is developmentally essential for toddlers and school-age children (especially if they are finicky about new foods), but what about infants? Babies also need to explore their senses to foster brain maturation –
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09 Dec

How to Safely Introduce Apple to Your Baby

  • By Ms. Dawn
  • In Baby Led Weaning, Eating A Rainbow, Fall Foods + Crafts
Cooked apple fries in a cast iron pan
Pediatric feeding & swallowing therapists (like myself) encourage parents not to feed raw apples to babies & young children due to their high choking risk. The general media has also embraced this feeding education; for example, the New York
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13 Oct

What to Do if Your Picky Eater Is Bullied

  • By Ms. Dawn
  • In Feeding Therapy, Picky Eater Tips
Parents want children to socialize with their peers during play dates, after school activities, and sporting events. However, if your child is a picky eater, these events can be a breeding ground for bullying. If your child is experiencing
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20 May

Strawberry Craft for Picky Eaters

  • By Ms. Dawn
  • In Kids Sensory Play, Picky Eater Tips, Spring Foods + Crafts
Of course strawberries are the most difficult fruits to add to a picky eater’s diet… after all, they’re the world’s most popular fruits! *facepalm* You may ask, why would strawberries be so difficult to eat? Because
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Showing the different ways soup can be introduced to your baby
How to Offer Soup to Baby
23Jan,2023
An image of a traditional popsicle versus the ezpz Tiny Pops
When to Safely Start Popsicles With Your Baby
07Jan,2023
avocado in 3 textures, served in an ezpz Tiny Bowl
3 Puree Textures to Assess Swallowing + Feeding Skills
10Oct,2022

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