Are you REALLY doing Baby-Led Weaning? Development of a Baby-Led Weaning Scale with Emma Studer-Perez

#304. How do you know if you’re REALLY doing baby-led weaning? Is there a way to MEASURE whether or not you’re adhering to the tenets of baby-led weaning? Emma Studer-Perez is a PhD student in a psychology who recently co-authored a research article about the development of a BLW scale to measure adherence to the core principles of baby-led weaning. In this interview we’re exploring her findings that feeding practices centered around exploration, independence and family are central to success with baby-led weaning. 📲 📲 📲 📲 📲 Learn more about Emma Studer-Perez and her doctoral work in exploring food relationships here: https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/psychology/graduate-program/clinical/health-psychology/finding-balance-in-emotions-and-eating/people/emma-studer-perez.html  Emma’s publication in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics (along with the 31 point scale) is here: http://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13110 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie’s free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/304 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices