Baby-led weaning or spoon feeding? The difference it makes to your child's eating habits is actually very small
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Baby-led weaning or spoon feeding? The difference it makes to your child's eating habits is actually very small

Public health
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When it comes to avoiding picky eating and meal time tantrums, parents are usually ready to try any method that promises their child will become a better and less fussy eater. This is in part why methods of giving solid food to infants have received a lot of attention in the last few years.

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S. Komninou, J.C.G. Halford, J.A. Harrold, Differences in parental feeding styles and practices and toddler eating behaviour across complementary feeding methods: Managing expectations through consideration of effect size, Appetite, Volume 137, 2019, Pages 198-206 - Link

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