Behavioral Intervention

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The ‘do you like it’ trap

February 17, 2019 by Krisi Brackett Leave a Comment

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 >>

The TR-eat® Model

March 30, 2018 by Krisi Brackett Leave a Comment

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 >>

‘Five a day’ or ‘good enough’?

May 18, 2017 by Krisi Brackett 1 Comment

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

July 11, 2016 by Krisi Brackett 1 Comment

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

March 20, 2016 by Krisi Brackett 6 Comments

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 >>

Considerations of Feeding Therapy

March 19, 2016 by Krisi Brackett Leave a Comment

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 >>

Behavioral Treatment of Feeding Problems: Why and How by MaryLouise E. Kerwin, Ph.D., BCBA-D

May 4, 2014 by Krisi Brackett Leave a Comment

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 >>

Aversive Feeding Behavior: Getting full mouth opening for the spoon and why it’s worth the trouble

April 16, 2014 by Krisi Brackett 48 Comments

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 >>

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