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A 6-month-old boy attends with his mother for a routine check. He is exclusively breastfed, thriving and well, and has had no solid food. He has had moderate eczema since 3 months of age, controlled with a topical corticosteroid and emollients. His 4-year-old sister has peanut allergy and carries an adrenaline autoinjector, and his mother is frightened of giving him nuts or egg and has been told by a relative to wait until he is older. He has never had an allergic reaction. Which one of the following is the most appropriate advice about introducing solids?