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All our feeding, weaning and nutrition articles in one place!

Your ‘Discover more...’ section has a range of articles linked to the skills your child is developing now – so you can always find the information you need. You’ve told us sometimes you’d like to understand what's coming next so we’re going to be sharing themed articles all in one place.  

 

This time we’ve put together all our articles about feeding, weaning and nutrition.  

You want to know that everything you read is written by experts and backed by research. Our content is written by our child development team, who are experienced early years teachers and researchers. 

We also have specialists who drop in to cover the topics they’re experts in and share tips about tricky parts of the parenting journey. 

One of these specialists is Lucy Upton, known online as The Children’s Dietitian, who has written these articles with us: 

Growth charts – Children’s Dietician Lucy Upton answers common questions about babies’ growth  

Your baby and responsive feeding – advice from Lucy Upton, Paediatric Dietician and Feeding Therapist  

When is it time to wean? Lucy Upton, Paediatric Dietitian and Feeding Therapist, gives us some guidance 

Thinking about weaning and wondering how to start? We asked Children’s Dietician Lucy Upton to answer some common questions…  

Lucy Upton, the Children’s Dietician, answers more questions about weaning 

Responsive feeding when weaning – advice from Lucy Upton, Paediatric Dietician and Feeding Therapist 

“Yucky!” Tips for fussy eaters from The Children’s Dietitian 

Lucy Upton, The Children's Dietitian, talks vitamins and supplements 

And all our other articles about feeding are here, we’ve divided them by feeding stage to make it easy to jump to what you need. 

Milk feeds: 

Is it ok if your baby falls asleep as you feed and bond? 

Hey, over here! Some tips to try when your baby is distracted instead of feeding 

Weaning and early solids: 

Why eating off the table can be a good thing! 

“Have you finished?” Why you should listen when your baby refuses food 

Foods to inspire your baby's senses 

Food for little fingers 

Slippery snacks – ways to make finger foods easier to grip  

How your baby learns about food, and three tips to help 

Is that tasty? Starting a conversation during mealtimes 

It's a kitchen nightmare, oh no it's not – it's your average mealtime! 

Beyond weaning – mealtimes and preferences: 

What does research tell us about responding to your child’s food refusals?  

Wait, you liked it last week! Why your toddler might become a fussy eater 

Your expressions while you eat might influence which foods your child tastes 

Did you know that our senses influence each other, and our food?  

Let’s think about eating... how our muscles help at mealtimes 

Oro-motor skills and why they’re important for your toddler’s speech and eating 

Don’t forget to check your ‘Discover more...’ section, at the bottom of your Today screen, where you’ll find loads of articles on important topics linked to your child’s individual development. 

These change as you master skills, always showing you articles linked to your child's active skills, so you know what you're seeing is relevant to what they (and you) are learning now. 

Check out our podcast episodes on child nutrition, with Lucy (The Children’s Dietitian).

Listen here, and look for episodes called 'Avoid mealtime meltdowns' and 'Bonus Episode: Avoiding choking hazards'.  

You’ll hear expert advice on how many meals and snacks young children need, what makes a balanced meal, why you don’t need to buy organic and how to avoid battles at mealtimes, as well as five ways to encourage your child to eat a varied diet in their first five years.   

We’d love to hear if having everything about one topic together is helpful – and if it is let us know which subject you’d like us to do next! 

Drop our child development team a message at askusanything@mffy.com to let us know what you think, and what you’d like to see on your today screen next 😊