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  1. The Children's Nutrition Blog: Introduction to picky eating

    Picky eating. It's one of those poorly-defined, catch-all terms that spans toddlers who subsist solely on potato chips and bottles of formula, to kids whose only sin is to shirk the green vegetable on their dinner plate.



    The first rule when you have a picky eater should be: don't panic!

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    Most of us were picky eaters to some extent during our toddler years. I distinctly remember disliking avocado (slimy!) ...
    Tags: nutrition
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    Parenting
  2. The Children's Nutrition Blog: More on the nut allergy and breastfeeding study

    Professor Katie Allen of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute had this to say in another ABC report on the topic:

    "The report only asked [about] breastfeeding, not about maternal dietary practices. Therefore the authors cannot conclude in any way whatsoever about maternal dietary practices including exposure to nuts and its risk of peanut allergy," says Allen.

    Further, as the article states, recent research into food allergies actually suggests ...

    Updated 18-07-2012 at 19:42 by Sarah Officer

    Tags: nutrition
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    Current Affairs , ‎ Parenting in the news , ‎ Breastfeeding , ‎ Parenting , ‎ Health , ‎ Infant nutrition
  3. The Children's Nutrition Blog: Does breastfeeding really raise peanut allergy risk?

    Splashed across the news today was a study from the Australian National University that reported a statistical link between breastfeeding and nut allergy, particularly peanut allergy. Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months got an especially bad rap from the study authors, according to media reports. “Breast feeding... may, in fact, be causative of allergy”, the study authors have concluded.



    So what's going on?


    At first I thought there might be ...
  4. The Children's Nutrition Blog: My child is fat? How helpful of you!



    Australian TV and radio personality Chrissie Swan made headlines a little while back when she posed for some beautiful family photos in The Australian Women's Weekly and was subjected to a barrage of online abuse from internet trolls who thought it was a great idea to round on her for being overweight and having a toddler who was heavier than the ideal.

    ...

    Updated 10-07-2012 at 16:05 by Sarah Officer

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  5. Children's Nutrition Blog: Baby-led weaning- A basic guide



    In the last post I covered a few reasons why it could be a good idea to try baby-led weaning as a way of introducing solids to your baby. Now for some signs it might be the right time to give it a try:




    • Core strength. Your baby is capable of supporting themselves in a sitting position for at least a short period of time.

    • Hand-mouth coordination. Your baby is able to pick up an object that they want, bring the object to their mouth in
    ...

    Updated 02-07-2012 at 23:14 by Sarah Officer

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