Explore your child's growth metrics with percentiles and z-scores. While percentiles gauge standing among peers, z-scores offer nuanced deviations from the mean, aiding in diagnoses. Assess your child's well-being holistically by examining development, mental health, learning ability, and social interactions.
You’re newly weaned! How exciting! But now your child has gone from receiving a balanced diet of a completely perfect nutritional formula to….yogurt, plain pasta, and an occasional strawberry. You may be wondering Is that ok? Is my child safe? If you are experiencing concerns over variety in your child’s diet, keep reading for some things to keep in mind.
Many parents have questions about when to weigh their children while they’re weaning and after they’ve weaned. And while we’ve talked about when to expect weight gain in another post, it’s important for parents to understand why we don’t recommend weighing your child weekly or even monthly, weaning or otherwise. Keep reading to find out.
Sweet and juicy strawberries are a quintessential summer fruit. These berries are extremely perishable, lasting only a few days unless refrigerated. Following proper storage techniques can help strawberries retain their freshness and quality. Here are some berry-savvy tips for handling and storing strawberries, including a recipe for lemon strawberry jam.
Fruits and/or vegetables should be served with every meal, targeting 5 or more servings per day. Fruits and vegetables not only add color to your plate, but they are full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, dietary fiber, and water. Each blog post this month will feature 3 ways to enjoy more produce in your diet. Our first three featured suggestions: smoothies, baking, and side dishes.
During and after a tube wean, some children gravitate more towards eating than drinking causing parent’s concern that their child isn’t consuming adequate fluid for hydration. While we can’t “make” or “get” the child to drink more, we can alter the way in which their beverages are served, how they look, and how they taste to make them delicious and visually appealing. Here are 10 tips to promote drinking.
Yes, we all want to see kids growing and thriving. Yes, we know that relatively consistent growth is necessary to support development, neurological flourishing, and your child’s full potential. But, we don’t really know what that “growth” looks like for any one, individual kid. Just like adults vary in sizes, so do kids!
The do’s and don’ts of pre-weaning can be difficult to assess and navigate. In particular, many families wonder about their child’s tolerance of tube feeds and how they might adjust in order to make the experience more comfortable and conducive to oral intake. Blended diets, in particular, spark curiosity, so let’s take a look at how they might factor into your child’s pre-weaning stage.
