I want to send a big Thank You to the Alaska OT Association for hosting my CAN EAT conference last weekend. The OT’s and SLP’s that attended were such a wonderful group and really hung in there for every minute of our jammed pack 2 days together. Special thanks to… to Jenny A whom I have affectionally nicknamed “Jenny Alaska” who arranged much of the course Keep Reading >>
Born to Eat
Born to Eat By Heidi Liefer Moreland, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CLC Clinical Coordinator Tube-Weaning Program heidi@spectrumpediatrics.com In our tube-weaning program, one of our primary goals is to facilitate self-regulation, so that independent eating will allow the child to eat enough to discontinue using the feeding tube as soon as it is no longer medically necessary. We rely on the Keep Reading >>
The TR-eat® Model
The TR-eat® Model Written by: Carol Elliott, OTR/L and Elizabeth Clawson, PhD Elliott, C. & Clawson, E. (2010). The TR-eat Model. Pediatric Feeding and Dysphagia Newsletter. December, Vol 10, #4, p1-6. (Revised 2018) The TRansdisciplinary Effective Assessment and Treatment (TR-eat®) model melds medical management, skill building and behavioral interventions to create a Keep Reading >>
Subscribe to Melanie’s You Tube Channel
Most of you know that I am a big fan of Melanie Potock’s work, I often share her ideas, books and videos here on the blog. I want to encourage my readers to subscribe to Melanie Potock’s you tube channel. You will have access to feeding advice and ideas through free videos. When you subscribe you will get a new video in your inbox every week. There is also quite an archive of topics on Keep Reading >>
Healthy Bowel Movements
Healthy bowel movements We know that stooling patterns can affect eating while also giving us important information about the GI tract. While "normal" may vary between individuals, in our clinic we establish daily stooling to encourage hunger, improve motility, and reduce reflux. Many of the children we treat for feeding problems have difficulty with regular stooling patterns. Read more here Keep Reading >>
High Calorie Meltable Snacks from Nutraphagia
EAT from Nutraphagia by Tia Bagan When I came up with the idea for a delicious, high-calorie snack, one word came to mind: joy. As a certified speech language pathologist, I had watched countless patients and their families struggle to find food that not only fed the body, but also the spirit. Sure, food is a source of nutrition, but done right, it delights us and connects us. It’s a way Keep Reading >>
IDDSI
http://iddsi.org Want to know more about the development of international standardized terminology and definitions for texture modified foods and thickened liquids? Check out this free webinar next week: Through Thick and Thin: Exploring and Implementing IDDSI at a Pediatric Hospital Facility Feb 22 @ 7:00 PM PST – Register here Keep Reading >>
On the Research Front
Swallowing: Wertz A, Ha JF, Driver LE, Zopf DA. Pediatric laryngeal cleft repair and dysphagia.Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Jan;104:216-219. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.11.017. Epub 2017 Nov 23. PMID: 29287871 Dysphagia improves in most patients after laryngeal cleft repair. The range in time to a normal diet was wide. This may facilitate improved preoperative counseling and Keep Reading >>
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