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I think Ellyn Satter's web site give good advice on feeding kids.

#2 and #3 don't have any scientific basis as far as I know. #4 There are randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that show that breastfeeding significantly reduces infections. So there is strong evidence it reduces sickness at some point in life. Lots of scientific papers say this is due to a boost...

I think #1 comes out of the discovery that low socio-economic status (SES) parents exposed their kids to much less reading and words. But many think we are overdoing it now. Head Start got into emphasizing hard skills because it boosted early IQ scores, but then we discovered that other kids...

Reminds me of this article: "In a study done many years ago, psychologist Betty Hart, Ph.D., and her colleagues at the University of Washington, studied the effects of attention on Bill, a 4-year-old "crybaby" enrolled in a morning preschool. Each morning Bill had between five and 10 crying...

Does he eat any fruits or veggies at all?

Here to learn and maybe discuss some of my parenting issues.