In a message dated 7/9/04 5:32:23 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:


>
> I have to respectfully disagree with you on this. Yes, children will put
> anything into their mouths
> at a certain stage of their development, but it is not necessarily for the
> purpose of eating it.
>

I agree with this. Most parents also interpret those signals as a time to
start on solid foods before the digestive system is equiped to handle them. And
so most babies end up being ill from those early foods- especially grain which
is the first recommended food here in the US, whereas mother's milk is
perfectly suited (from a mother eating well) as the sole nourishment of a child even
after the age of one year.

Elainie