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Hi, I'm Krisi Brackett, PhD, CCC-SLP,C/NDT. 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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Interesting read By Alexandra Schwartz in The New Yorker, April 22, 2024 When I was pregnant with my son, I took slow, blood-circulating walks around Prospect Park and thought about feeding him lemons. Not just lemons, of course. Also roast chicken and broccoli florets, their edges nicely charred from the oven; sweet, juicy peaches and tart Cortland apples; curried egg salad and garlicky Keep Reading >>
By Marsha Dunn Klein OTR/L, MEd, FAOTA I would like to share some perspectives on homemade blended formulas for tube fed children. Many of you may know that Suzanne Evans Morris and I wrote the Homemade Blended Formula Handbook in 2007. I would like to share a historical perspective on how HBF has evolved since that time. How did Homemade Blended Formula Handbook come to be? Suzanne and Keep Reading >>
Impact of Oral Motor Impairment in Infants with Poor Feeding Presented by Debra Beckman, MS, CCC-SLP, https://www.beckmanoralmotor.com/ A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a wonderful free webinar presented by Debra Beckman, MS, CCC-SLP on oral motor impairment in infants with poor feeding. I've learned so much from Debra and I am excited to share this here with her Keep Reading >>
By Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP Despite being feeding specialists, few SLPs and OTs get training in how to protect children who are at risk for developing food allergies or are currently diagnosed with a food allergy. Here are three tips from the four-hour Masterclass, Food Allergies: Safe Introduction and Management in Feeding Therapy: About the Keep Reading >>
Thank you Robyn Merkel-Walsh. Keep Reading >>
Improving the lives of infants and young children with pediatric feeding disorders We are an interdisciplinary team partnering with families to advance education, support clinical practice, and collaborate on research related to infant and child feeding challenges. https://feedingflockteam.org Visit the website to access the free tools Keep Reading >>
Many of us have seen this article already and if you haven't I recommend taking a look. It provides an interesting view of a procedure that has become very commonplace in our profession. It would be easy to quickly become dismissive and upset but we need to understand how our work is viewed and understood. Everything we do and recommend can have positive and/or negative ramifications. I myself Keep Reading >>
Check out Marsha's podcast ! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-sides-of-the-spectrum/id1514489746?i=1000637669839 https://two-sides-of-the-spectrum.simplecast.com/episodes/creating-gentler-approaches-to-feeding-differences-with-marsha-dunn-klein-0_LT81HT EPISODE SUMMARY So many therapists are grappling with how to reconcile our feeding therapy training with what we are learning Keep Reading >>
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Please check out this workshop by 2 of my former RD colleagues! Details and Registration Link: https://www.knowingnutritionhub.com/self-study-cpe-library-for-dietitians/when-frameworks-collide Program Description The two best known, evidenced-informed feeding frameworks are the Satter’s Feeding Model and Intuitive Eating. Many parents align with one of these feeding strategies. While Keep Reading >>