S1 Ep1: S1 Ep1: Giovanna Fletcher – The Early Days of Weaning

Hi everyone, and welcome back to How to Feed with Charlotte Stirling-Reed. I’m Charlotte, the Baby and Child Nutritionist, and today we’re diving into a topic that comes up a lot this time of year: how to manage sweets, cakes, and chocolates for your little ones at Christmas, and how to handle those tricky moments when others offer food or comment on your child’s eating.

Today’s episode is a special one — I’m answering your most frequently asked questions from Instagram and beyond. Whether you’re just starting weaning, navigating food refusal, or dealing with a fussy toddler, I’ve got you covered. These are the questions I hear time and time again from parents, and I’m so excited to dive into them with you.

Today we’re joined by none other than the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Sadiq joins us today to talk about something that is actually quite unique in the child nutrition field…and that’s his policy for Universal Free School Meals for all primary school children in London.

Today I’m joined by clinical psychologist, best-selling author and a great friend of mine - Dr Martha!! Dr Martha is an HCPC registered practitioner with over 20 years of clinical and academic experience. She is also a mother of two, a yogi, a runner, and an adventure sports enthusiast. Dr Martha’s mission is to make the science of psychology accessible to all and support parents to see their child beneath the behaviour.

Today’s episode is such an important one, because we’re diving into how children learn to eat, why some find eating so difficult, and how we as parents can tell the difference between typical fussy eating and more complex feeding challenges.