Solid Starts on Instagram: "A lot of people will offer you a lot of advice when your baby is ready to start solids. But trust us on this one: Letting your baby self-feed (with spoons or hands) at 6 months is the most developmentally appropriate move. That’s because the building blocks for learning to eat are in high gear prior to 8 months of age, and then from 9 to 12 months, they start to fade. Additionally, today’s evidence shows us that when babies are exposed to a wide variety of colorful fo

Solid Starts on Instagram: "Traveling during the holidays is stressful enough, but add babies or toddlers (or both!) and it can feel extra challenging. Here are a few of our favorite travel tips to help make the journey a little bit easier…hint: it’s mostly snacks 🙃 #babyledweaning #6monthsold #holidaytravel"

Science Vice on Instagram: "China’s Ice Farming Secret. China literally farms ice. ❄️ When lakes freeze solid, massive ice blocks are cut like treasure and stored under thermal layers, straw, and tarps—so they survive for MONTHS, even in summer. This preserved ice later becomes the magical castles of the Harbin Ice Festival. Nature + engineering = pure genius. Would you believe ice can last through summer? 👀 👇 Comment YES or NO #didyouknow #china🇨🇳 #nature #farming #reels"