The Pediatrician’s Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers
turned out to be very informative on more than just feeding little ones. It
covers different types of allergies, disorders, and diseases related to food
and eating, as well as growth and development. I thought the book would be most
helpful as a reference, but it was quite educational to read the whole book
first. Now I can go back to specific areas relating to my children’s stages.
The book is largely in a question and answer format, with
questions as headings to make it easy to find what you are looking for. Each
chapter covers a different age group: 0-3 months, 4-6 months, 7-8 months, 9-12
months, and the toddler years. At the end of each chapter are a collection of
recipes useful for that age, with adaptations for adults or older children.
I currently have a two month old and a toddler, and although
I have already navigated feeding the toddler up to her current age, I found the
earlier chapters to be rather eye opening. I discovered that some of my toddler’s
social behavior is more normal than I thought, and gained insight into ways to
get her to eat better.
A few comments about development had me shaking my head,
however, like where it says 4-6 month olds should be sleeping 10-12
uninterrupted hours every night! I think most parents know that only happens
before the 4 month sleep regression and then sometime after a year. Other than
that I found the book to contain sound information and advice, including
alternative diets and research based nutritional info. The charts and references
at the end of the book were also helpful.
I definitely recommend this book to parents of babies and
young children, and will be referring to it again as my children and my family
keep growing!
I received this book
for free from the publisher through the Blogging for Books blogger review
program. I was not required to write a positive review and the opinions and
thoughts I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with
the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255
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