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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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Feed Your Baby & Toddler Right by Diane Bahr MS, CCC-SLP http://www.agesandstages.net/index.php I was lucky to be able to see a copy of this wonderful new book from Diane Bahr, one of the most knowledgable and gracious speech pathologists that I am privileged to know. This book provides a clear, easy-to-understand guide of oral sensory-motor skill development for successful feeding. Keep Reading >>
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 >>
I am writing this post to say thank you to Vitamix for their generous program supporting the feeding needs of children. There is no question that there is a growing interest and trend for higher quality food with less additives. We are getting more requests from families to make their own tube feeding formulas and homemade purees. Research supports the benefits of a home made blenderized tube 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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Visualizing infant feeding with nfant Feeding Solution: by Amanda A. Peeler MCD, CCC-SLP; Account Manager East for Nfant Labs, LLC. Blog Note: I saw this system demonstrated at a feeding conference and asked Amanda if she would write a post explaining it and what it can do. Thank you Amanda! As a speech language pathologist in the neonatal ICU, I have personally experienced the Keep Reading >>
By Lisa Kleinz, M.A., SLP/L, CLS, CNT, Account Manager/Clinical Liaison, Dr. Brown's® Medical When traveling around the country as an Account Manager/Clinical Liaison for Dr. Brown's® Medical discussing feeding with feeding therapists, I often ask the question, "Do you currently use our products?" A great deal of them respond, "Yes, with our problem feeders." As a NICU therapist for over 20 Keep Reading >>