ISBN The Pediatrician’s Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers

The Pediatrician’s Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers

A comprehensive manual for feeding babies and toddlers during the crucial first years of life, written by a team of medical experts who are also parents.

All Your Questions about Feeding, Answered.

The choices of when, how, and what to feed your baby can be overwhelming. With The Pediatrician’s Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers, you have the expertise of a team of pediatric medical and nutritional experts—who also happen to be parents—in a comprehensive manual that takes the guesswork out of feeding. This first-of-its-kind guide provides practical, easy-to-follow advice to help you navigate the nutrition issues, medical conditions, and parenting concerns that accompany feeding. With recipes, parenting stories, and recommendations based on the latest pediatric guidelines, this book will allow you to approach mealtime with confidence so you can spend more time enjoying your new family.


About author(s)
Dina DiMaggio, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician working at Pediatric Associates of NYC and NYU Langone Medical Center. She completed her medical training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. DiMaggio has received numerous research awards and Patient’s Choice awards and was featured in The New York Times Magazine as a 2015 New York Rising Star. She is dedicated to educating parents on baby and toddler nutrition and gives talks to parents throughout New York.

Anthony Porto, MD, is a board-certified pediatric gastroenterologist, an assistant professor of pediatrics, and associate clinical chief at Yale University. He completed his medical training at Tufts University, the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, and Columbia University. Dr. Porto has received numerous accolades, including the Norman J. Seigel Award for leadership and outstanding clinical care at Yale University and Physician of the Year at Columbia University. He is interested in nutrition, especially in the care of children with feeding issues, celiac disease, and difficulty gaining weight.