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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 >>
by LUCY COOKE, PhD In the UK, the healthy eating lobby has recently achieved a good deal of traction and few parents remain unaware of the benefits of feeding their child a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. Many schools have put nutrition policies in place and many have banned any kind of unhealthy food from their premises. Mandatory nutrition standards are now in place for meals served in Keep Reading >>
Picky eating: understanding stress at mealtimes Guest post by Jo Cormack As parents, if there is something bothering our child, it bothers us too. Their problem becomes our problem. It is really painful to see a child upset when we don’t know how to fix it. And when the thing that upsets them happens not once, not twice, but three or more times over the course of each and every day - Keep Reading >>
Feeding Therapy Case Study on Randomizing Meals to Facilitate Intake in a Bottle Dependent Child By Ben Zimmerman, Feeding Clinic of Los Angeles ben@pediatricfeeding.com, www.pediatricfeeding.com Michael was a 4-year-old child diagnosed with autism. He had an unremarkable medical history. Prior to coming to the clinic he would only consume bottles of formula. He Keep Reading >>
by Ben Zimmerman BS, MS in psychology with emphasis in behavior analysis. There are many considerations that can affect your therapy sessions. It is important to optimize as many conditions as possible to provide the maximum gain for patients. The topics in this article include an introduction to reinforcement, handling potential reinforcers during therapy, optimizing oral and tube feeds, and Keep Reading >>
MaryLouise E. Kerwin, Ph.D., BCBA-D Chair and Professor, Department of Psychology, Rowan University, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Director, Center for Behavior Analysis Kerwin@rowan.edu Why are behavioral treatment approaches used with pediatric feeding problems? Answering this question requires an understanding of Keep Reading >>
Many children with feeding difficulty have aversive feeding behaviors or learned refusal patterns around the act of eating or feeding. I often tell my students that if a child doesn't want to eat, you can't make them. By the time children come to our feeding team, many caregivers have tried multiple ways to get there kids to eat. Usually they have tried force feeding and/or letting the child get Keep Reading >>