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A01=Deborah Albon
Author_Amy Palmer
Author_Deborah Albon
breastfeeding
breastmilk
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Category=WB
childhood
childrearing
consumption
cooking
dinner
eating
eating habits
education
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family
feeding
formula
hunger
infancy
kids
learners
learning
lunch
manners
meals
mealtimes
milk
nursing
production
school
spoonfeed
upbringing
Winnicott
Product details
- ISBN 9781836391814
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 04 May 2026
- Publisher: Reaktion Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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What should children eat and why? How should they eat it and what should they learn about food? Answers to questions like these have differed over time. First Helpings explores the relationship between children and food in history, drawing on a rich variety of social records, cookery and etiquette books and children’s literature. Topics covered include breast versus bottle feeding, the difference between ‘adult’ and ‘children’s’ food and drink, table manners, school meals and learning to cook. Albon and Palmer discuss wider social issues, such as teaching children about the ethics of food choices, the role children have played in food production and the ever-present scandal of hungry children in society. First Helpings provides a unique look at childhood and eating that relates past to present and considers ways forward.
Deborah Albon (Author)
Deborah Albon is a former early years professional and lecturer at the University of Roehampton, London, and has published widely about many food topics.
Amy Palmer (Author)
Amy Palmer is a former infant teacher and lecturer at the University of Roehampton, London, and has published on children’s literature and education.
Deborah Albon is a former early years professional and lecturer at the University of Roehampton, London, and has published widely about many food topics.
Amy Palmer (Author)
Amy Palmer is a former infant teacher and lecturer at the University of Roehampton, London, and has published on children’s literature and education.
