Author(s): Gill Rapley

PARENTING

In "Baby-led Weaning", leading health visitor Gill Rapley and journalist and mum Tracey Murkett introduced parents to a common sense, easy and enjoyable approach to feeding your child, allowing your baby to join in with family meals right from the start of the weaning process. Now "The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook" offers comprehensive recipes and meal plans to follow so the entire family can take part in making your child a happy and confident eater. Full of healthy, delicious meals the whole family will enjoy, and beautifully illustrated throughout, "The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook" also includes: simple advice on how to start; essential at-a-glance information on nutrition and food safety; ideas for quick snacks and lunch boxes as well as desserts and family dinners; and, anecdotes and quotes from parents. "The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook" will give parents the confidence to create exciting and enjoyable mealtimes, allowing their baby to develop his skills as he progresses with food.

About the author:
Gill Rapley worked as a health visitor for 20 years and has also been a midwife and breastfeeding counsellor. She initiated the current trend for baby-led weaning after conducting a study as part of her MSc. She lectures widely to health visitors and midwives and launched a DVD showing parents how to introduce solids using baby-led weaning. Visit the website www.baby-led.com Tracey Murkett is a freelance writer who used the baby-led weaning approach to introduce solid food to her own child.