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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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UNC Feeding Team presenting cases at our conference “Food, Function, and Feeding" last Friday. Thank you to Dr. Sherri Cohen and Dr. Sue Thoyre for being our guest speakers. Thank you to everyone who came to the conference. I’m so proud of the work we are doing and our commitment to the community. So proud to work with this team ! Keep Reading >>
Photo credit: unknown Source: Facebook BBy Lillian Scott, MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC lilliangrayscott@gmail.com Before diving into this post, please take a few minutes to close your eyes and reflect. Think back to how you and your siblings were fed during infancy. Were you breast/chestfed? Did you help feed your siblings or another baby? Did you pretend to breast/chestfed your dolls? Were you Keep Reading >>
by Jo Cormack | Feb 12, 2019 from jocormack.com Shannon is five. She is an anxious eater but her parents have learned about positive mealtime parenting practices and as a result, her confidence is building every day. Shannon rarely engages with foods that are not on her accepted list, but then one day, a small hand reaches out to a plate of cucumber and Shannon takes a slice, has a bit of a Keep Reading >>
February 2019 Mehta P, Furuta GT, Brennan T, Henry ML, Maune NC, Sundaram SS, Menard-Katcher C, Atkins D, Takurukura F, Giffen S, Pan Z, Haas AM. Nutritional State and Feeding Behaviors of Children With Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018 Apr;66(4):603-608. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001741. This study compares growth, nutrition, Keep Reading >>
Hello! I'm kicking off my workshop schedule this Friday, Feb 8 in Raleigh! Check out where I will be in 2019. Still adding a few more dates but hope to meet some of you at one of my classes! If you are interested in setting up a workshop, please email me at feedingnewsletter@gmail.com. For workshop details, please visit my workshop page here on the blog. Keep Reading >>
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 >>