Moving on to solid foods (also known as weaning) is a big moment in your baby’s development. But with so much advice and so many methods out there, it can be tricky to know how to go about it.
We’ve a collection of helpful articles on the NCT website information centre exploring how and when to introduce solid foods to your baby’s diet. We also now offer online Introducing Solid Foods workshops to help you access the information you need to make the decisions that work for you and your baby.
The 100% live online format is led by a friendly and knowledgeable NCT course leader in a small-group format and workshops are now accessible at a greater choice of times – 7 days a week, including evenings and weekends – for £35*.
The workshop content has been created to cover different feeding approaches, safety concerns, meal and menu planning to answer all your questions about introducing your baby to solid foods, covering:
The new schedule of workshops, with a fully online and interactive format, grew out of the best of our learnings from holding courses and workshops online during Covid-19 lockdowns.
It was clear from uptake and feedback, that the 2-hour session was perfect for online delivery, enabling NCT to reach more parents and offer a greater choice of sessions to suit their schedules.
If you’d like to attend a workshop with some friends, just let us know how many places you need and if you have any preferred days of the week to attend. We’ll let you know which workshops have enough spaces available for you all.
Search by date and time to find your most suitable workshop or get in touch by emailing booking.support@nct.org.uk, phone us on 0300 330 0700 option 2 for more info or to enquire about a group booking.
“Thoroughly enjoyed this session, extremely informative – would definitely recommend. Thank you!” – Lindsey
“Informative, reassuring and great at myth busting and supporting our weaning journey with lots of facts!” – Rachel
“It was excellent, giving us all the information we needed to feel confident and excited about this next stage of our parenting journey. The facilitator was so knowledgeable and struck the right note between practical tips from her own experience and the latest science / guidelines.” – Cathy
“Lots of ideas about the different ways to introduce solids and also plenty of opportunities to ask questions to discuss worries and concerns especially around certain foods – enabled us to make some great decisions on introducing solid foods.” – Susie
