Ying

“Oh soul,
you worry too much.
You have seen your own strength.
You have seen your own beauty.
You have seen your golden wings.
Of anything less,
why do you worry?
You are in truth
the soul, of the soul, of the soul.”
― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi

“Eating with your baby – at the same time, at the same table and sharing the same food – is at the heart of baby-led weaning.”
― Gill Rapley, The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook: Over 130 delicious recipes for the whole family to enjoy

“Practical-life activities keep fifteen-month-olds at the leading edge of their skill development, building their intelligence, deepening their concentration, and giving them a new appreciation of their expanding capabilities. In”
― Paula Polk Lillard, Montessori from the Start: The Child at Home, from Birth to Age Three

“Your baby will start by handling food, learning what it looks and feels like, then she’ll use her mouth to discover its taste and texture. She may not actually eat any at first, but this is quite normal; her milk feeds (whether she is breast- or formula fed) are still providing almost all of her nutrition so she doesn’t need anything else yet.”
― Gill Rapley, The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook: Over 130 delicious recipes for the whole family to enjoy