What you feed your child is a very personal topic, almost as personal as how you choose to parent them. Just like I do when working with adults, I teach people about food and their bodies so they can make informed choices, rather than telling them what to eat. This will allow you to make decisions on what to feed your child and how to approach things in a way that's best for your unique child and circumstances.

Your baby will eat like you and your family do, so the best way to start them off well is to lead by example and deal with any food issues you have yourself whether be fussiness, calorie counting or poor choices.

I don't promote a particular method such as baby led, I see the benefits in all methods and believe there is a time and place for all of them. Flexibility is key if you are to succeed in feeding your baby really well but also allowing them to eat with their friends and not become obsessive about 'treat' foods.

My Top Tips Include:

1. Eat with your baby as much as possible
2. Eat the same thing as your baby as much as possible
3. Trust your baby that it knows when it is hungry or full and accept that some days they will eat a lot and some days very little
4. Don't use food as a reward or punishment
5. Cook/prepare food yourself and avoid pouches, jars and baby snacks as much as possible however 'fruity' and 'organic' they are marketed.
6. Let baby get involved and touch their food and stop worrying about the mess
7. Make sure meal times are relaxed and calm
8. Be patient, babies take a long time to eat

Click HERE for what to expect, what is 'normal', and how to support your baby's emotional and physical development, and how to treat reflux.