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Hi, I'm Krisi Brackett, MS SLP/CCC this blog is dedicated to current information on pediatric feeding and swallowing issues. Email me at feedingnewsletter@gmail.com with questions.
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Feed Your Baby & Toddler Right by Diane Bahr MS, CCC-SLP http://www.agesandstages.net/index.php I was lucky to be able to see a copy of this wonderful new book from Diane Bahr, one of the most knowledgable and gracious speech pathologists that I am privileged to know. This book provides a clear, easy-to-understand guide of oral sensory-motor skill development for successful feeding. Keep Reading >>
Experts will tell you that if you want to raise a kid who eats just about everything, you should feed them what you eat — assuming you're eating a varied, healthy diet. It's what most cultures have done for most of human history. Read more here Keep Reading >>
Please check out our UNC Feeding Team Post about EoE. Although a rare diagnosis, the number of children diagnosed with Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) is increasing. In the United States, approximately 10-50 children out of every 10,000 are being diagnosed per year. Because there are cases when difficulty eating is the first sign of EoE, we asked our colleague and expert in EoE, Dr. Sabina Mir, to Keep Reading >>
By Jenny McGlothlin, MS, CCC/SLP, CLC and Katja Rowell, MD Anthony has been picky as long as he can remember. His mom however, remembers a time when he ate well; she even has the baby pictures of him smeared with pasta sauce to prove it. Anthony hasn’t had meat sauce for over 13 years. Though Mom wasn’t thrilled with the situation, Anthony thrived for over a decade eating roughly 15 Keep Reading >>
Your Kids Don’t Need Training Wheels for Peanuts By KAVIN SENAPATHY, Slate Products that promise to safely introduce children to certain foods are a waste of money. Here’s what you really need to know about allergens. The first time you give your baby peanut butter can be a stressful experience: What if they have a life-threatening food allergy that you never even knew about? How should you, Keep Reading >>
Many packaged baby foods exceed limits of these ingredients Parents might think that they’re making healthy choices for their children by feeding them food specially made for infants and toddlers, but a new study in “Pediatrics” finds that these products often contain too much sugar or sodium. Read more here https://www.today.com/parents/packaged-food-babies-toddlers-loaded-sugar-salt-t14121 Keep Reading >>
Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool–Breastfeeding The purpose of this study was to identify the factor structure of the Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool–Breastfeeding (NeoEAT–Breastfeeding) and to assess its psychometric properties, including internal consistency reliability, test–retest reliability, and construct validity as measured by concurrent Keep Reading >>
Learn about Pediatric Feeding & 100% of Your Registration Fee Helps Kids! What happens when a pediatric feeding specialist and a pediatrician who cares about healthy eating get together? They try to do some good. That’s what Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP and Dr. Nimali Fernando, co-authors of the award-winning Raising a Healthy Happy Eater are doing on June 8th and 9th in Falls Church, VA. Keep Reading >>
Cases from Clinic I thought I would start a regular post once a month highlighting some of our kids and how we provide intervention. I post this hoping it might give some treatment ideas to clinicians. There are many ways to treat feeding and swallowing difficulty so my intention is not to promote a certain technique or method but only to provide ideas and generate good discussion. Case Keep Reading >>
https://careers.choa.org/ Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is conducting a search for an outstanding speech pathologist with specialization in treatment of pediatric feeding concerns in Atlanta, Georgia. The position will support the opening of a new feeding clinic at the Center for Advanced Pediatrics. This expansion is part of a strategic initiative to advance the assessment and treatment of Keep Reading >>