Picky Eater Siblings & BLW Babies feat. Molly Ferraro
- How to get your older kid more involved in meal prep...because children who help prepare foods are more likely to EAT them!
- Language to use for your toddler when introducing the baby to a new food...any chance you have to talk or explore foods for kids of ALL ages is beneficial!
- Why toddlers like the “challenge” of trying new foods & how you can gamify this to help expand your older child's palate as the new one is learning how to eat
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In this episode, I’m joined by my oldest daughter Molly & we’re chatting about how having a BLW baby can help the older sibling (and vice versa!):
How to get your older kid more involved in meal prep...because children who help prepare foods are more likely to EAT them!
Language to use for your toddler when introducing the baby to a new food...any chance you have to talk or explore foods for kids of ALL ages is beneficial!
Why toddlers like the “challenge” of trying new foods & how you can gamify this to help expand your older child’s palate as the new one is learning how to eat
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Little Partners Learning Tower - we have 2 of these that you pull up to the counter so your toddlers and bigger kids can safely help you cook. Linking to this tower on Amazon here (this is an affiliate link).
Get the full 100 FIRST FOODS list on my BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop. Sign up for this week’s workshop times.
We made you a free download with a coloring and activity sheet centered on food for your toddler to stay entertained while you help the baby learn how to eat!
Check out Dani Lebovitz’s books about fruits and vegetables… she has tons of resources for getting kids more aware about produce, teaching them in age-appropriate ways & you can find this on her site with all of her resources and she’s on Instagram @kids.food.explorers
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