"Why have an 'approach' at all?" you might ask. This may seems silly to those who just "do it" and never even consider what their personal "approach" might be. "We just fed you" my mother said when I asked her about what she did for me. "We didn't stop to think about approaches." 4 generations of daughters enjoying lunch together. We all were fed in different ways and I'd say we all turned out fairly well! I get this. Many people are too busy to consider the intricacies

Babies are born learners and explorers. They find joy in exploring and mastering a skill. Babies are driven to do this and will learn and explore with food if we give them the opportunity to do so at their own pace. If we let this joy flourish and let them feel confident and successful, they will have a positive relationship with food that will last a lifetime. This is especially true for the more reticent feeder, who may never eat vigorously for the sheer love of it, but who