speech and solid foods
Tim and Maureen
I just heard an unbelievable story through a friend of a friend. This persons son has some developmental
delays.He is almost one and fully breastfed and thriving on it. They were at a speech therapist(which seems
bizarre to me in itself) and the therapist is very concerned because the child is not on solids yet. Her concern is
that they will miss the window of opportunity for solids and his eating and his speech will be affected. This story
made me groan, chuckle and be amazed that someone could truly think this. The other funny picture was the one
conjured in my head of a twenty year old who still has to be breastfed because he missed the window of
opportunity.HAHAHA
Maureen
http://www.stillwaters.ca
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delays.He is almost one and fully breastfed and thriving on it. They were at a speech therapist(which seems
bizarre to me in itself) and the therapist is very concerned because the child is not on solids yet. Her concern is
that they will miss the window of opportunity for solids and his eating and his speech will be affected. This story
made me groan, chuckle and be amazed that someone could truly think this. The other funny picture was the one
conjured in my head of a twenty year old who still has to be breastfed because he missed the window of
opportunity.HAHAHA
Maureen
http://www.stillwaters.ca
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sorcha_aisling
>>>miss the window of opportunity for solids<<<That's crazy! I would have laughed right in the therapist's face.
And when I got done laughing, I would have said, "If he misses the
window of opportunity for solids, he'll just drink Ensure for the
rest of his life!" A lot of "experts" could improve themselves a
great deal by getting out and going for a walk in the fresh air.
Sorcha
[email protected]
In a message dated 4/25/03 12:07:49 PM, tmthomas@... writes:
<< the window of opportunity for solids >>
OH MY GOD!!! And he will be like one of those adults who never ever learned
to eat solid food but who drink all the time. At bars.
No, wait. Even they will eat pretzels or popcorn. Sometimes a sandwich.
Okay. What was the guy TALKING ABOUT!? "Window of opportunity..."
What a goof.
Sandra
<< the window of opportunity for solids >>
OH MY GOD!!! And he will be like one of those adults who never ever learned
to eat solid food but who drink all the time. At bars.
No, wait. Even they will eat pretzels or popcorn. Sometimes a sandwich.
Okay. What was the guy TALKING ABOUT!? "Window of opportunity..."
What a goof.
Sandra
jmcseals SEALS
>The other funny picture was the one conjured in my head of a twenty yearYou mean they aren't supposed to breastfeed past 21??? Dangit, I'm telling
>old who still has to be breastfed >because he missed the window of
>opportunity.HAHAHA
my husband! Ok, he's not *feeding* but you get the idea! LOL He just
told me last night he loves my nursing shirts because they give him a
*window of opportunity*. har har!
Sorry, couldn't help that one!
Jennifer
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Lisa M. C. Bentley
I just have to respond to this one. My 6.5 year old daughter was 100%
breastfed until around 18 months. There was NOTHING anyone could do to
talk her into taking a bite of solid food. It just wasn't going to
happen. This included all medicines, etc., too. One time we attempted
to give her tylenol- she still has never had any medicine to this day.
I read a medical study showing how if babies were allowed to eat the
foods that they choose, the more likely they were to not have any food
allergies. A different study said that the longer you waited to
introduce solids to a child genetically disposed for food allergies, the
more likely they will not have any. Lots of food allergies run in both
mine and DH's families. My daughter who refused to eat solid foods
until 18 months is allergic to NOTHING so far as we can tell. She knew
when her body would be able to handle different foods and I am so
thankful that we always listened.
Anyway, she is my early talker. She said her first word around 6 months
old. We wrote down all her words on her first birthday and we got 104.
She was talking in complete sentences at a year, often run-ons that were
14+ words. Breastfeeding makes the jaw stronger. Anyone suggesting
otherwise is ignorant on the topic.
-Lisa in AZ
P.S. I hesitate to bring the following up because it sounds like a
brag, but I will in order to show all sides of reading development. She
was/is also an early reader. She started reading when she was 2 and she
currently goes through more books that I can keep track of. She loves
to use them all as resource books, so she wants to keep most of what she
reads. We spend a lot of money on books. She easily reads and
comprehends on an adult level and it is hard to find books where the
content is appropriate for her, yet the language isn't too easy that she
reads the book in less than an hour. She loves books like the Mary-Kate
and Ashley detective series ones and I buy them for her, but they only
last an hour or so (she does love to reread them and refer to them for
quotes). She has read all the Harry Potter books three times each. She
can read the first three in one day each and the fourth in two days. I,
similarly, was a very early reader (truly reading books and maps at 3).
No one "taught" my daughter nor myself how to read, we both seemed to
just be born thinking that way. My second daughter thinks in a
completely different and wonderfully unique way.
breastfed until around 18 months. There was NOTHING anyone could do to
talk her into taking a bite of solid food. It just wasn't going to
happen. This included all medicines, etc., too. One time we attempted
to give her tylenol- she still has never had any medicine to this day.
I read a medical study showing how if babies were allowed to eat the
foods that they choose, the more likely they were to not have any food
allergies. A different study said that the longer you waited to
introduce solids to a child genetically disposed for food allergies, the
more likely they will not have any. Lots of food allergies run in both
mine and DH's families. My daughter who refused to eat solid foods
until 18 months is allergic to NOTHING so far as we can tell. She knew
when her body would be able to handle different foods and I am so
thankful that we always listened.
Anyway, she is my early talker. She said her first word around 6 months
old. We wrote down all her words on her first birthday and we got 104.
She was talking in complete sentences at a year, often run-ons that were
14+ words. Breastfeeding makes the jaw stronger. Anyone suggesting
otherwise is ignorant on the topic.
-Lisa in AZ
P.S. I hesitate to bring the following up because it sounds like a
brag, but I will in order to show all sides of reading development. She
was/is also an early reader. She started reading when she was 2 and she
currently goes through more books that I can keep track of. She loves
to use them all as resource books, so she wants to keep most of what she
reads. We spend a lot of money on books. She easily reads and
comprehends on an adult level and it is hard to find books where the
content is appropriate for her, yet the language isn't too easy that she
reads the book in less than an hour. She loves books like the Mary-Kate
and Ashley detective series ones and I buy them for her, but they only
last an hour or so (she does love to reread them and refer to them for
quotes). She has read all the Harry Potter books three times each. She
can read the first three in one day each and the fourth in two days. I,
similarly, was a very early reader (truly reading books and maps at 3).
No one "taught" my daughter nor myself how to read, we both seemed to
just be born thinking that way. My second daughter thinks in a
completely different and wonderfully unique way.
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In a message dated 4/25/03 2:07:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tmthomas@...
writes:
Pam G.
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writes:
> ) and the therapist is very concerned because the child is not on solidssomeone should have asked her where the research is to back that up. LOL
> yet. Her concern is
>
> that they will miss the window of opportunity for solids and his eating and
> his speech will be affected.
Pam G.
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In a message dated 4/25/03 3:12:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jmcseals@...
writes:
Pam G.
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writes:
> He justOK, tea on the keyboard. ROFLOL
> told me last night he loves my nursing shirts because they give him a
> *window of opportunity*. har har!
>
>
Pam G.
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Dave and Shannon
Lisa, where in AZ do you live? I live in Goodyear and have not found any
unschoolers. Are you close? Would you like to get together if you are
close?
Shannon Buckley
Mom to Connor 3-15-97, Carsten born at home 4-27-99/5-19-00 and Quinn born
at home 8-08-02
-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa M. C. Bentley [mailto:cottrellbentley@...]
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 2:38 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] speech and solid foods
I just have to respond to this one. My 6.5 year old daughter was 100%
breastfed until around 18 months. There was NOTHING anyone could do to
talk her into taking a bite of solid food. It just wasn't going to
happen. This included all medicines, etc., too. One time we attempted
to give her tylenol- she still has never had any medicine to this day.
I read a medical study showing how if babies were allowed to eat the
foods that they choose, the more likely they were to not have any food
allergies. A different study said that the longer you waited to
introduce solids to a child genetically disposed for food allergies, the
more likely they will not have any. Lots of food allergies run in both
mine and DH's families. My daughter who refused to eat solid foods
until 18 months is allergic to NOTHING so far as we can tell. She knew
when her body would be able to handle different foods and I am so
thankful that we always listened.
Anyway, she is my early talker. She said her first word around 6 months
old. We wrote down all her words on her first birthday and we got 104.
She was talking in complete sentences at a year, often run-ons that were
14+ words. Breastfeeding makes the jaw stronger. Anyone suggesting
otherwise is ignorant on the topic.
-Lisa in AZ
P.S. I hesitate to bring the following up because it sounds like a
brag, but I will in order to show all sides of reading development. She
was/is also an early reader. She started reading when she was 2 and she
currently goes through more books that I can keep track of. She loves
to use them all as resource books, so she wants to keep most of what she
reads. We spend a lot of money on books. She easily reads and
comprehends on an adult level and it is hard to find books where the
content is appropriate for her, yet the language isn't too easy that she
reads the book in less than an hour. She loves books like the Mary-Kate
and Ashley detective series ones and I buy them for her, but they only
last an hour or so (she does love to reread them and refer to them for
quotes). She has read all the Harry Potter books three times each. She
can read the first three in one day each and the fourth in two days. I,
similarly, was a very early reader (truly reading books and maps at 3).
No one "taught" my daughter nor myself how to read, we both seemed to
just be born thinking that way. My second daughter thinks in a
completely different and wonderfully unique way.
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close?
Shannon Buckley
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at home 8-08-02
-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa M. C. Bentley [mailto:cottrellbentley@...]
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 2:38 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] speech and solid foods
I just have to respond to this one. My 6.5 year old daughter was 100%
breastfed until around 18 months. There was NOTHING anyone could do to
talk her into taking a bite of solid food. It just wasn't going to
happen. This included all medicines, etc., too. One time we attempted
to give her tylenol- she still has never had any medicine to this day.
I read a medical study showing how if babies were allowed to eat the
foods that they choose, the more likely they were to not have any food
allergies. A different study said that the longer you waited to
introduce solids to a child genetically disposed for food allergies, the
more likely they will not have any. Lots of food allergies run in both
mine and DH's families. My daughter who refused to eat solid foods
until 18 months is allergic to NOTHING so far as we can tell. She knew
when her body would be able to handle different foods and I am so
thankful that we always listened.
Anyway, she is my early talker. She said her first word around 6 months
old. We wrote down all her words on her first birthday and we got 104.
She was talking in complete sentences at a year, often run-ons that were
14+ words. Breastfeeding makes the jaw stronger. Anyone suggesting
otherwise is ignorant on the topic.
-Lisa in AZ
P.S. I hesitate to bring the following up because it sounds like a
brag, but I will in order to show all sides of reading development. She
was/is also an early reader. She started reading when she was 2 and she
currently goes through more books that I can keep track of. She loves
to use them all as resource books, so she wants to keep most of what she
reads. We spend a lot of money on books. She easily reads and
comprehends on an adult level and it is hard to find books where the
content is appropriate for her, yet the language isn't too easy that she
reads the book in less than an hour. She loves books like the Mary-Kate
and Ashley detective series ones and I buy them for her, but they only
last an hour or so (she does love to reread them and refer to them for
quotes). She has read all the Harry Potter books three times each. She
can read the first three in one day each and the fourth in two days. I,
similarly, was a very early reader (truly reading books and maps at 3).
No one "taught" my daughter nor myself how to read, we both seemed to
just be born thinking that way. My second daughter thinks in a
completely different and wonderfully unique way.
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