5 Of The Best Pieces Of Advice On Feeding Children I’ve Ever Received by Maryanne Jacobsen from https://maryannjacobsen.com Jill Castle and I (my coauthor) just finished the final edits of the second edition of Fearless Feeding. Going through the book got me thinking about how much great advice I’ve received through the years. I’ve had the honor of interviewing some of the best Keep Reading >>
Preemie Nipple Use with Older Infants? Feeding Matters
Really good article! Preemie Nipple Use with Older Infants? The unintended consequences of the extended use of preemie flow rate bottle nipples to support breastfeeding by Allyson Goodwyn There is a popular belief among many healthcare professionals and social media support groups that breast fed full term infants who require bottle supplements should use a preemie flow rate Keep Reading >>
Therapy: Volume, Flavor or Texture?
When I work with children who don’t eat well, I typically start by teaching them to accept a “dry spoon” which is a spoon with no food . This takes the element of food out of the practice initially and targets the refusal behavior. Once the empty spoon is accepted into the mouth, we work on acceptance of “dips” or tastes, then spoon bites of a simple thin single ingredient purée such as Keep Reading >>
Addressing the Unique Mealtime Needs of Students in Public School Setting
Addressing the Unique Mealtime Needs of Students in Public School Setting Kristi Phillips is a speech language pathologist employed by Wake County Public School System, the 15th largest school district in the nation. In 2015, she co-founded a centralized Feeding Team with April Suddarth, Lead speech language pathologist. The Feeding Team has grown to 3 full time SLPs, 2 part time PTs, and 4 Keep Reading >>
When Your Picky Eater is Ready for Prom, not Preschool
By Jenny McGlothlin, MS, CCC/SLP, CLC and Katja Rowell, MD Anthony has been picky as long as he can remember. His mom however, remembers a time when he ate well; she even has the baby pictures of him smeared with pasta sauce to prove it. Anthony hasn’t had meat sauce for over 13 years. Though Mom wasn’t thrilled with the situation, Anthony thrived for over a decade eating roughly 15 Keep Reading >>
Cases from Clinic
Cases from Clinic I thought I would start a regular post once a month highlighting some of our kids and how we provide intervention. I post this hoping it might give some treatment ideas to clinicians. There are many ways to treat feeding and swallowing difficulty so my intention is not to promote a certain technique or method but only to provide ideas and generate good discussion. Case Keep Reading >>
Born to Eat
Born to Eat By Heidi Liefer Moreland, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CLC Clinical Coordinator Tube-Weaning Program heidi@spectrumpediatrics.com In our tube-weaning program, one of our primary goals is to facilitate self-regulation, so that independent eating will allow the child to eat enough to discontinue using the feeding tube as soon as it is no longer medically necessary. We rely on the Keep Reading >>
The TR-eat® Model
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 >>
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