Mealtime With a Baby Under One: It's Development, Not Defiance

Why most mealtime chaos before age one is a body signal, not a behavior problem, and a four-step scan that helps you stay calm through it.

If mealtime is where things feel hardest right now, you are in good company. With a baby under one, most "mealtime struggles" are not defiance. They are development. Understanding why it is happening is usually the fastest path to feeling calmer about it. Try this Pause, Observe, Follow, Respond scan the next time it happens:…