The early stages of weaning can affect the digestive system, thereby changing the child's bowel habits. When starting to eat solid foods, the child's stool will change from liquid to thick and firmer, and eventually will form and have a shape similar to that of an adult's stool. The frequency of bowel movements will also change. This can easily make parents mistakenly think that the child is constipated when in fact it is not. Monitoring eating habits and stool characteristics to quickly recognize signs of constipation in children on solid foods is something that parents should do.