Gill Rapley, PhD, has studied infant feeding and child development for many years. She worked as a public health nurse for over twenty years and has also been a midwife and a voluntary breastfeeding counselor. She developed the theory of baby-led weaning while studying babies' developmental readiness for solids as part of her master's degree and has since been awarded a PhD for research comparing spoon-feeding with self-feeding. Gill lives in Kent, England, with her husband and has three grown children, all of whom tried their best to show her that they didn't need any help with solid foods. Tracey Murkett is a writer, journalist, and breastfeeding peer supporter. After following baby-led weaning with her own daughter, she wanted to let other parents know how enjoyable and stress-free mealtimes with babies and young children can be. She lives in London with her partner and their daughter.
Winner of the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors Award, 2011
"Baby-led weaning . . . might be the best thing to happen in the
high chair since the invention of the bib."--Parents "[Rapley and
Murkett] encourage parents to forgo the usual baby puree and move
straight to whole foods while continuing to breastfeed primarily
after a baby is six months old. Their arguments are scientifically
sound, especially when it comes to muscle development in the mouth,
and they address the anticipated counterarguments. . . . If mine
were little again, I would definitely try this. As long as mom is
nursing, who says baby can't eat lamb chops?"--Library Journal "It
sounds like common sense: After all, would you want to be strapped
into a high chair and force-fed spoon after spoon of bland
vegetables? It's surely much more exciting to be able to exercise a
bit of control over your diet."--Guardian "I've been telling
mothers for years that when babies start grabbing food from the
table, they are ready for solids. I had the pleasure of observing
this with my own children. What I love about this book is the joy
and zest the authors put into parenting, their commonsense
approach, and their faith that babies will do the right things for
themselves when the time is right. Baby-led weaning is easy, and it
makes parenting fun!"--Nikki Lee, RN, MS, IBCLC "Watching
[baby Mirah] respond to the pleasures of ripe tomatoes, curried
rice noodles, and all kinds of meats and vegetables has made
mealtime a much more enjoyable experience for all three of us. We
can tell she is learning through all of her senses. . . . and since
we are generally sharing the same meal, I am more likely to make us
all something healthy."--Aimee Pohl, Babble.com "No purees,
no ice cube trays, no food processor, no potato masher . . . just
you and your child, eating food that you enjoy . . . [My baby]
adored feeding herself while her parents ate their own
meals. I can't even begin to tell you how pleasant it is to eat in
a restaurant with your Baby Led Weaning child chomping on a piece
of bread and butter or a chunk of cucumber from your salad beside
you."--Aitch, founder of Babyledweaning.com
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