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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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by Krisi Brackett This has been on my mind lately fueled by discussions on the best way to provide information to caregivers. It’s also a frequent question at my workshops- how to get a family to follow recommendations. We want to help caregivers improve understanding of their child’s feeding issues, provide recommendations, and to get follow through. One thing I have learned Keep Reading >>
Texture, size of any food should be age appropriate to prevent choking. Parents of babies at high risk of developing allergies are now officially advised to offer foods such as peanut butter, milk and eggs at about six months of age, the Canadian Paediatric Society says, adding that babies who are ready for food sooner can start as young as four months. Read more Keep Reading >>
Baby won’t eat! – Could it be a feeding aversion? It is estimated that 25 to 45 percent of normal developing babies experience feeding problems. The percentage of babies who display avoidant feeding behavior as a result of an aversion to breastfeeding, bottle-feeding or solids is unknown. Possibly because aversive feeding behavior displayed by babies is in general poorly recognized, often Keep Reading >>
I would like to commend the authors and Feeding Matters for their recent published article. This is very interesting and important for the field of pediatric feeding as it stresses the complex nature of feeding problems and need for multidisciplinary intervention. I’ve summarized some of the points below but I encourage you to take a look at the original article. Pediatric Feeding Keep Reading >>
Be a positive role model around food and eating I love this cartoon and the common sense message to be a good example when it comes to feeding your child! Lots of good advice here. https://www.facebook.com/healthy.tas/videos/287038048598625/ We know what happens in your own home has the most impact on your child’s overall eating and feeding habits. Read more here: Keep Reading >>
I am excited to share Harley’s story, written by his Mother about her journey to help her son wean from his g-tube and become an oral feeder. Thank you Liz for sharing and inspiring us all to continue looking for answers! I feel I do need post a medical disclaimer. All children are different and respond differently to intervention. Any post on my blog should be taken as general advice and any Keep Reading >>
To All of my Feeding Friends, I want to wish you a Happy New Year! I want to thank you for all that you do for our clients and families. If you are a parent or caregiver, hang in there, we understand the road is challenging. I hope everyone was able to take to take some time for yourself and your family over the holidays and that you feel refreshed going into 2019! Highlights for my Keep Reading >>
I'm sure this will be an amazing course for those of you near Tucson! The Get Permission Approach to Anxious Eaters/Anxious Mealtimes Marsha Dunn Klein, MEd, OTR/L, FAOTA The focus of this course is on helping anxious eaters, worried eaters. When children are anxious eaters, mealtimes become stressful for whole families. These children may be extremely picky Keep Reading >>
This information was sent to me from Dr. Brown to share with blog readers. In full disclosure, I do use the Dr. Brown Bottle system with my patients as well as several other types/brands of bottle systems and nipples. I thought this was interesting info and wanted to pass this on. Lisa Kleinz was nice enough to answer 2 questions for me at the end. Krisi Optimize Infant Keep Reading >>
Pados BF. Symptoms of problematic feeding in children with CHD compared to healthy peers. Cardiol Young. 2018 Nov 20:1-10. The purpose of this study was to describe symptoms of problematic feeding in children with CHD compared to healthy children without medical conditions,. Oral feeding was measured by the Pediatric Eating Assessment Tool. This secondary analysis used data collected from Keep Reading >>