How Baby-Led Weaning Almost Ruined My Life

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A method called “baby-led weaning” has recently caught on among many parents, Olga Khazan writes. Its proponents claim that infants don’t need to be spoon-fed baby food—in fact, they don’t need to be spoon-fed anything. But as Khazan spoke with baby-feeding experts—and tried baby-led weaning with her then-six-month-old son—she learned that the method has less evidence behind it than its supporters claim. “Like many newfangled, internet-supercharged baby trends, it has the effect of encouraging parents to make raising children way too hard for themselves,” Khazan writes. “Granted, mine is the only baby I’ve ever interacted with at length, but I’ve come to the conclusion that he should not be leading his own weaning,” Khazan continues. “He should not, frankly, be leading anything, because he is—and I say this with all the love in my heart—not that smart.” Read the full story at the link in our bio. Subscribe to The Atlantic on YouTube: http://bit.ly/subAtlanticYT