19. Start Baby Led Weaning | Reverse your Toddler’s Picky Eating

Struggling with mealtime battles? Wondering if baby-led weaning (BLW) is right for your family?

In this episode of The Modern Indian Parent Podcast, Sanchita Daswani and Rinie Gupta are joined by Riddhi Verma, a child nutritionist and behavior coach specializing in early childhood development.

With experience helping over 7,000 families worldwide, Riddhi shares practical strategies to make mealtimes stress-free, support healthy eating habits, and troubleshoot common feeding challenges—including picky eating, food rejection, and dealing with unsupportive family members.

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[Blog] Start Baby Led Weaning | Reverse your Toddler’s Picky Eating

🎯 What You’ll Learn

✅ What is baby-led weaning, and how does it work?
✅ The biggest challenges with BLW & how to overcome them
✅ How to navigate family disagreements about BLW
✅ Making BLW work for working parents
✅ Can you mix BLW and spoon feeding?
✅ The main cause of picky eating & how to prevent it
✅ What to do if a child refuses food or eats only two bites
✅ How to handle toddler picky eating without stress

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👩‍⚕️ Connect With The Hosts

Sanchita Daswani (Co-Host, Pediatric Nutritionist): https://www.instagram.com/sanchitadaswani/

Rinie Gupta (Co-Host, Pediatric Sleep Consultant): https://www.instagram.com/riniegupta/

🤝 Connect With The Guest

Riddhi Verma (Child Nutritionist & BLW Expert): https://www.instagram.com/babyledweaningindia/

📌 Episode Chapters

⏳ Skip to the part that interests you:

1:00 Intro
7:00 What Is Baby-Led Weaning?
9:30 Biggest Challenge With Baby-Led Weaning
13:49 How to Navigate Family Disagreements About BLW
18:09 How Working Parents Can Make Baby-Led Weaning Work
20:14 Can You Mix Baby-Led Weaning & Spoon Feeding?
23:42 What Is the Main Cause of Picky Eating?
27:40 What If a Child Doesn’t Like the Food Offered?
30:56 What If a Child Rejects Dinner?
35:32 What If a Child Eats Only Two Bites?
38:52 How to Handle Toddler Picky Eating

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