BiberonFrom 1 to 2 years, adapt family meals to your child’s portions and keep milk. Words, pretend play and everyday participation support independence. Health checks provide a place to discuss development. This guide translates French feeding and follow-up guidance.
- From age 1: three meals and one snack, following appetite.
- French checks fall between 16 and 18 months, then in the 24th or 25th month.
- A badge does not assess language, walking or toilet training.
At age 1: adapted family meals
French guidance suggests three daily meals and one snack from age 1. Serve small portions and suitable textures. Appetite can vary between meals: do not require a clean plate, and offer a refused food another time.
Milk remains important. Breastfeeding can continue; French guidance otherwise favours iron-enriched milk and allows alternating with full-fat UHT cow’s milk. Discuss the choice with your child’s healthcare professional. For other drinks, offer water rather than juice or soft drinks.
Keep brushing and safe meals
Brush morning and evening with a soft brush and a smear of suitable fluoride toothpaste. The adult does the brushing even if the child wants to hold the brush. A dentist can advise on the product and technique.
Food textures continue to develop according to abilities. Stay beside your child while they eat sitting upright. Whole nuts and peanuts or small, hard, round foods remain choking risks; a birthday does not make them suitable.
At 18 months: follow-up and pretend play
The French schedule includes a check between 16 and 18 months. Make sure it happened and bring questions about growth, language, movement and vaccinations. Mention a loss of skills or a concern between checks too.
Try feeding a cuddly toy or putting a toy in a basket. Choosing between two books or clothes lets your child participate. Describe their effort with concrete positive words without requiring a complete pretend scene.
Support feelings and words
Use simple words for what you see: “you feel sad” or “you feel angry”. Stay available to help them settle. Short routines and simple instructions provide daily reference points.
Add a short phrase to a word they use: “ball” can become “the ball rolls”. Talk at their eye level, wait for a response and avoid making repetition an exercise. Books and everyday conversations can be repeated often.
At age 2: the check and pressure-free toilet readiness
France schedules the 2-year check in the 24th or 25th month. Prepare questions about language, hearing, sleep and meals. It is for discussing observations and follow-up rather than ranking children.
Toilet training depends on readiness. Watch for interest and ask for advice; being toilet trained is not required at age 2. Pressure and punishment do not help that learning.
Interaction rather than screens
French guidance discourages screens before age 3. Turn off background television during play and meals too. Conversation, books, pretend play and movement do not require a new app or expensive toy.
In Biberon, birthdays celebrate calendar age and first moments record observed memories. Tap a badge to reread advice; record a concrete question or change to share at follow-up.