I hate to comment on others parenting, BUT...

[BeyondTheLimitsOfAcceptability]

I've just seen a post on facebook saying that someone is proud that their 6 week old baby has just eaten a whole jar of puree...

Has anyone else seen examples of interesting parenting first hand that they thought were the stuff of MN myth? I honestly didnt think that people this, ahem, naive existed!

I always give my baby wholegrain gluten-free rye spelt bread and plain water in public. However, people always give me judgy looks. Could it be the happy meal boxes I put it all in?

They're so practical, you see.

Spud -there is far more to diabetes than a bad diet. My Dad had the perfect mediterranean diet, he was from cyprus but came here in late 50s, he had an allotment so grew all his own fruit and veg. He developed type 2 diabetes and eventually died from a massive heart attack in his 60s.
Recent research has show that immigrants with darker skin cannot make enough vitamin D from sunlight in northern europe and north america which is contributing to the rise in diabetes.

Can't believe some people think that it's as simple as telling a young child to eat what their given or not at all, if you had ever seen a child who is fed through a nasel tube because they refuse to eat anything you would think differently!

Noob he is eating something, try not to worry! hopefully as he gets older he will start to eat more

"Those will always be the children acting like wild maniacs grabbing every last haribo sweet at the birthday party once their parents back are turned and going hyper and throwing up everywhere!"

Rubbish. As if ALL children who don't get sugar regularly act like that and those who get it all the time NEVER do. It's certainly not the case ime, greedy children are greedy children no matter what they get fed.

My DM reminded a 35yo son of a friend the other day how, when he was 6, he (literally) ate nothing except chips and ketchup. His 6ft+ strapping 30yo self denied all knowledge - but there are too many witnesses .

It's a phase, Noobs. Start worrying if he hits 18 5 and is still doing it (which he won't be, he will get bored way before that).

It's ok US, you can judge me for depriving my poor children of squash and chocolate while I look at them and think I'm doing ok

LOL usualsuspect- prefer parents with a sense or proportion - than control freak orthorexics.

Worse than the grabby haribo fiend as soon as the parents back is turned is the sanctimonious eight year old who announces at a party that he only eats healthy food, nothing more unhealthy than a child with no friends.

The workers at Surestart centres foist sugary, nice-tasting squash upon children. Foist, I say!

The bastards also keep getting me nice cups of tea, too.

My decade of working with children will be enough proof for me- thanks all the same!

I fed ds3 purees and baby rice from 7 weeks, he had sever mechanical reflux and couldn't keep breastmilk or formula down as was losing weight, it was a doctor that advised me to try. It helped a little as he did start to gain weight slowly until he started to take medication at about 6 month at which point he was only 4lb heavier than he was born. I made all the purees myself and he is now the best eater of all 3 boys, loves his fruit and veg.
My point is it is not always as clear cut as it seems, if I hadn't feed ds he may well have ended up in hospital on a drip.

Oh dear. This was meant to be extremes, not kids who once had a fruitshoot at their nans house :( Sorry that you were upset noobs :(

Btw, my anecdotes are all 100% true...

Children do want squash though, if they see other children drink it, or a well-meaning relative gives them some without thinking to ask, or they steal another child's cup at a playgroup and drink some. They even make up weak squash for the children at the children's centre, which has a healthy eating policy! Oh no!!

What's wrong with moderation? Juice is no better than squash for teeth, few sweets/chocolate is better than loads or none. As long as unhealthy stuff isn't regular or a special treat who cares?

My BLW 9m old has started helping himself to his older brothers pom bears is that judge-worthy? The only have the plain flavour but still too salty for him I think.

I wish my dc would drink squash (no added sugar naturally). At least she would get a bit more water into her body.

Two of my children prefer water to anything, freaks, but very little is barred.

I saw a four year old in a pushchair, holding a 1ltr bottle of diet coke, with a dummy, fishnets, knee high boots and a leather mini skirt and two earrings in each ear.

Now how's that for extreme!!??!!!

Oh, Of course. A warning for everyone who feeds their child healthily and takes an interest in restricting certain foods while they are still at an age when it is possible - this makes you orthorexic in bruffin's book.

Oh good grief - now children who eat healthily have no friends? What planet are you from? Childhood healthy eating = eating disorder, greediness and no friends in later life.

Mine we all too busy rolling their own joints to be bothered with boring purre'd food at 6 weeks!

Seriously, all babies are different. When my older kids we small it was 3 months old for solids, a few yrs later with my younger kids it was 4 months then a few yrs later again with my grandkids it was 6 months for Gawds sake!
Now apparently it's 4 months again.
Blimey poor mums dunno whether they're punched bored or countersunk these days I shouldn't wonder.
Don't give them this, don't give them that, you gotta breast feed or you're negligent, you can't eat this you can't eat that...
How the hell did we all survive before all this new fandangled shite?

Processed sugar from sweets, squash etc is processed differently by the body to sugars from fruit. It's not just about teeth.

bumbley - that's totally true though. The same way it's totally true that anyone who allows their children to have squash is neglectful.

Totally. True.

It's not 4 months again btw