Interview with Autumn Read Henning, SLP, founder of Chrysalis Feeding, LLC. Developer of TOTS (Tethered Oral Tissues Specialty) Training. What kind of assessment do you recommend- informal or formal? I recommend a conglomeration of formal measures and informal observations. Components of my assessment include : a very in-depth case history functional Keep Reading >>
Do children stop eating orally after a G-tube is placed?
Feeding tubes are recommended for a variety of reasons. The most common being for a child who has a history of poor weight gain and growth or has a medical condition making the transition to oral feeding slow or difficult. Parents have many concerns and fears about placing a feeding tube that often include, “Will my child stop eating by mouth?”, “Can my child still eat by mouth?”, or “How long Keep Reading >>
How Do you Talk with Doctors?
There was a recent post on the FeeDR Pediatric Dysphagia Facebook from a therapist who detailed the frustration that occurred while accompanying one of her clients to an appointment with her pediatrician. She explained that the doctor seemed underwhelmed and not overly concerned with the infant’s feeding and reflux issues and suggested only a referral to GI that was several months out. However, Keep Reading >>
The Skill of Learning to Chew
I wrote a guest post The Skill of Learning to Chew for Jo Cormack's website http://www.emotionallyawarefeeding.com Please check it out! http://www.emotionallyawarefeeding.com/blog/2016/7/11/the-skill-of-learning-to-chew-a-guest-post-by-krisi-brackett Keep Reading >>
Picky eating: understanding stress at mealtimes
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 >>
The Long Road of Learning to Chew
The Long Road of Learning to Chew, part 1 One of the more common reasons for a child to be referred to feeding therapy is poor chewing (also described as being stuck in a sucking or suckle pattern). This might present in the following ways: gagging, choking or vomiting on lumpy bumpy foods and/or on solids pocketing or holding food orally for a prolonged amount of time sucking on Keep Reading >>
Drinking: Straw vs. Cup
Many feeding therapists will find themselves in a position to help their clients move from bottle, breastfeeding, or even tube feeding to cup drinking. Which cup do you choose? Do you start with straw, sippy, or open cup? I don't think that there is a right or wrong answer nor is the answer always clear cut. But there are many factors to consider. The choice should be made based Keep Reading >>
ezpz interview with Marsha Dunn Klein
Reprinted with permission from Dawn Winkleman, M.S., CCC-SLP, EZPZ Thank you Dawn! To celebrate Occupational Therapy Month, I had the honor of interviewing Marsha Dunn Klein, M.ED., OTR/L, who is an authority in the field of feeding therapy and co-author of my favorite feeding therapy book Pre-Feeding Skills. (You can order the book on Marsha’s website under the title: Keep Reading >>
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