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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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Adventures in Veggieland by Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP Check out this new and creative book on teaching children to venture in to the world of vegetables. I will confess I got a sneak peak a few months back. What I love the most is that the vegetables are introduced by seasons. This book is filled with beautiful pictures, creative activities, and yummy recipes. While we have been Keep Reading >>
Why do we use purees in feeding therapy? To improve intake of food with an easy texture. To stimulate midline and lateral tongue movement (pre-exercise for chewing) To introduce new textures and flavors in an easy to manipulate form. This post is inspired by my latest trainee who said one of her take home messages after spending this past week with our feeding team was the benefits Keep Reading >>
by Jenny McGlothlin MS, SLP-CCC, CLC “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -Benjamin Franklin As I finish my 16th year as a feeding therapist, I have come to realize that I have learned a few things about learning. Learning is at the crux of what I do every day. Helping parents understand how learning to eat happens and teaching them how to transition Keep Reading >>
For those interested: Tethered Oral Tissues (Tongue, Lip, and Buccal Ties): A Collaborative Team Approach to Care- Live Facebook Event Special Live Facebook event: LIVE Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 8 -10 PM EST! 2-hour Facebook Live Event with a multi-disciplinary panel with experts in this field discussing the importance of a collaborative, team approach to care for successful Keep Reading >>
The Feeding Flock research team has developed a set of valid and reliable measures of feeding for assessment of feeding in infants and young children from birth to 7 years old. From the Feeding flock website, http://feedingflock.web.unc.edu/?page_id=461. Feeding Flock Assessment Tools: Early Feeding Skills (EFS) Assessment Intended use: To be completed by a clinician for the Keep Reading >>
Preparing for Grad School or CF Placement in the NICU: Part One September 26, 2017 in the ASHA Blog By Catherine Shaker Do you hope to get a coveted pediatric placement during graduate school or for your clinical fellowship experience? Are you interested in an even more specialized subset of pediatrics? Working as a speech-language pathologist in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) Keep Reading >>
Written by Michele Cole Clark MEd CCC/SLP Last October, I had the pleasure of meeting Krisi Brackett. I served as a moderator for her continuing education course, “Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing: A Medical, Behavioral, Oral Motor Model.” I, of course, had an instant interest in her work as I fancied myself one of the few SLPs with an oral motor behavioral approach to feeding. She and I Keep Reading >>
Question to the Blog About Feeding Preterm Infants in the NICU: My observation, like other therapists, is that many of the micro preemies and/or babies that have had very involved respiratory issues and complex treatment needs because of these issue, often require increased sensory input related to feeding (temperature variance, thickened consistency). What we have observed is that these Keep Reading >>