Baby Led Rearing - do you do it?

[Rhubarb]

I am currently writing a book on the new method of baby led rearing. This is where you rear your child according to their wants and needs. So for example, if baby wants to put their head in the dog's bowl, we allow it as they need to find out what is acceptable or not for themselves. We, as parents, as just the observers in this scenario that is life. Baby finds out what is good and not so good by exploring for themselves. They decide when to eat and when to sleep and we are led by their decisions.

Any questions?

lets not slag off BLW, I'm enjoying the BLR for the good joke that it is.

granny, no its a veggie (I checked on Wikipedia before posting [very sad geek ])

I agree with Littlelapin.

And so does ds1 so she must be right.

my dadas new wife sent her kids to a private and very starnge school is gloucester.
in the summer they had bonfires and let the kids, toddlers, find out if fire burned for themselves.....

OMG! Just noticed someone said "spoon"

GET OFF MY THREAD NOW!

Yes I am a veggie, but I like to pretend to be fruit. Not that I'm pretentious or 'owt!

LadyOfThe Flowers, I was just reading about a school where the children don't have to attend if they don't want to, do homework etc... argh, what was that place called?

It is "Rhubarb's School of Nature" dear!

no, seriously...

do pupils at Rhubarb's school of nature grow, umm, "herbs"???

my 12 year old is having trouble stopping his shoes scuffing when we are in the pram.

any suggestions Rhuby?

Lapin, do you mean Summerhill School in Suffolk?

(I know someone who went there)

NotAnOtter, what do you mean shoes?...Surely barefoot is best!

Spot on Thistle! How else will he know about broken glass and gravel if you put shoes on his feet! Does the child want to put his shoes on? This baby led don't forget, we are led by what the baby perceives as best for him/herself.

bugger i cant remember. if you know gloucester, it was on stroud road in tuffley.
wynstones school?

Fantastic! Can someone just clear something up for me then. Should i not be pulling my little ones down from the balcony then?

Obviously Rhuby knows best but I'd suggest letting them see if they can fly.

Fantastic !! Ismene has just eaten a baguette!! Whole
The bits of blood off her gums just made her yelp with delight! The wonder of nature

Thanks for this thread op!
I commited the crime of saying i was going to do 'BLW and a bit of spoon-fed puree-ing' somewhere on MN yesterday or day before...

Think I'll just stop stressing about what its called and whether ive been left behind in the wake of a new 'right way to do things' and everyone else has 'got it' except me ......and just feed my child a variety of foods in a variety of ways appropriate to her abilities and the amount of time/patience i have that day...
Thanks for the laugh

No Elfy, as I said, if the child meets an unfortunate end then that is what nature intended. If however they fall and break a limb, then you can sure that is a lesson learnt! After all how many times do you see mothers tell their child not to do something, only for that child to want to do it more? In my way, the child has no such limits and usually they find out for themselves what is safe and what is not!

littleelf, don't be silly they'll learn about speed & time whilst falling it'll be a great lesson!

lol @ NotanOtter

LOL scottish Thistle.....oh wow education aswell! Never thought of that
plods off to open balcony doors

Summerhill! That was it. Thanks Mercy.

Summerhill - "all lessons are optional. Teachers and classes are available at timetabled times, but the children can decide whether to attend or not. This gives them the freedom to make choices about their own lives and means that those children attending lessons are motivated to learn. "

Blimey. I'm sure it works for some children but I'm not sure I'd have had the discipline...

Sounds great!