Dubious assertions weaken entire argument
This book has some good advice and suggestions for feeing one's child, but there are a number of assertions in the book that are put forth as if they are science but could only be the cultural bias of the author. For example, arguing that a child must begin solids by 6 months so that he can chew so that he can exercise his mouth for beginning to talk--mentioned on at least two pages--seems absurd to me. Her ideas about when a child needs to start solids and what and how he should be eating by 9-11 months is incongruent with a number of other resources I've consulted. I happen to disagree with her and believe her opinion reflects more cultural bias than anything based on empirical scientific evidence. This doesn't mean her other claims are unfounded, but with such glaring examples of cultural bias disguise as science making me raise my eyebrows, I am skeptical of other arguments and claims she makes that I might have taken at face value on the merit of her degree and training, in which I have less expertise. That said, I don't think her methods and arguments do any harm and truly do foster health. Her advice on how not to have food battles with a child is good. That said, I'll be looking for other resources to go along with this one. I'm disappointed this could not be my "bible," but perhaps that was just wishful thinking.
Great!!!
This is one of the best books out there about child nutrition. Everything is very well explained and easy to follow. There were so many things that I was confused about how,when and what to feed my child through out the different stages of life. This book helped me very much, specially since I am a first time mom. It tells you exactly how much your baby need to be healthy and happy. The only thing that I didn't like was that for a bottle feeding baby, I felt like I was doing something wrong and bad for my child's health. But when it comes to solids, it helps a lot.
Good, useful information
Good source of information about what to feed your kid and when. For those of you who are careful about what you eat and know basic nutrition, none of this is rocket science.
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