Traditionally in India weaning begins with the end of fourth month of child. My mother in law said "traditionally, when a child turns 4 months old a rice pudding is made and a teaspoon is offered to her". Not sure if people still follow this but usually weaning begins this early in India.
As a Muslim, I can say that weaning starts right from the birth. This is the practice of the Prophet, upon him be peace, recorded in the collections of his sayings and reports about him, of which the most revered are the two Sahih collections of Abu Buradah reported from Abu Musa, who said: I had a new-born baby; I took him to the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, who called him Ibrahim. The Prophet chewed a date then he took it and rubbed the inside of the baby’s mouth with it. (See Source).
Weaning at this stage is more about health and well being of a child. But in later stages of child development weaning takes a new meaning. Lets see what that is.....
Weaning is not just introducing baby to foods other than milk (mother's or formula) it is helping child to feed herself. It is to help the child develop the conscious sense of connection between digestive system and brain. It is to make child independent and confident. It is to help developing the sensory skills of child. Soon I will be posting proper method of weaning and much more on the subject.
I'll close this post with a quote from Dr maria Montessori:
As a Muslim, I can say that weaning starts right from the birth. This is the practice of the Prophet, upon him be peace, recorded in the collections of his sayings and reports about him, of which the most revered are the two Sahih collections of Abu Buradah reported from Abu Musa, who said: I had a new-born baby; I took him to the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, who called him Ibrahim. The Prophet chewed a date then he took it and rubbed the inside of the baby’s mouth with it. (See Source).
Weaning at this stage is more about health and well being of a child. But in later stages of child development weaning takes a new meaning. Lets see what that is.....
Weaning is not just introducing baby to foods other than milk (mother's or formula) it is helping child to feed herself. It is to help the child develop the conscious sense of connection between digestive system and brain. It is to make child independent and confident. It is to help developing the sensory skills of child. Soon I will be posting proper method of weaning and much more on the subject.
I'll close this post with a quote from Dr maria Montessori:
" Little children, from the time there are weaned,
are making their way towards independence"
- Dr. Maria Montessori
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