Book Review: Broccoli Boot Camp by Keith Williams, PhD, BCBA & Laura Seiverling, PhD, BCBA I love to put up resources that I find helpful. If you are looking for an interesting and informative read during this time of social distancing. I highly recommend this book. Broccoli Bootcamp is written as a guide for 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 >>
Packaged Baby Foods in the News
Many packaged baby foods exceed limits of these ingredients Parents might think that they’re making healthy choices for their children by feeding them food specially made for infants and toddlers, but a new study in “Pediatrics” finds that these products often contain too much sugar or sodium. Read more here https://www.today.com/parents/packaged-food-babies-toddlers-loaded-sugar-salt-t14121 Keep Reading >>
Adventures in Veggieland by Melanie Potock
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 >>
App’s that can be used in Feeding Therapy
If you are against using an IPAD during feeding therapy, STOP reading here. See you for the next post. If you use an IPAD for therapy to encourage fun with food games, familiarity with foods or to encourage eating as a distraction tool, I’ve assembled a list of app’s about healthy eating and apps that expose kids to foods and provide education about food groups. Some apps I use and some I Keep Reading >>
Dr. Brown’s® Nipple Level Selection Guidelines for the Specialty Feeding System
I saw this posted on Nina Ayd Johanson’s Face book page, www.facebook.com/FoodSmartKids, and wanted to share. Great info, thanks, Nina! Dr. Brown’s® Nipple Level Selection Guidelines for the Specialty Feeding System https://www.drbrownsbaby.com/medical/sfs-clinical-nipple-flow-guidelines/ SFS-Clinical-Nipple-Flow-Guidelines Keep Reading >>
Needs Subscribers
From Melanie Potock (originally posted on the FeeDR Facebook group) I was hoping I could ask a favor here. I need more subscribers to my YouTube channel in order to get a custom URL. If you like feeding and want an update when I add a video (usually 2 to 3 times a month) please subscribe. Once I have enough subscribers, YouTube will let me customize the URL, instead of using this ridiculously Keep Reading >>
New Ebook Available Here
When Your Child Can't or Won't Eat A Guide for Parents and Caregivers of Children with Feeding or Eating Disorders This ebook was written specifically for parents and caregivers who are struggling with a child who is having feeding, eating, or swallowing difficulties. Feeding and swallowing problems can be complicated, stressful, and effect the entire family. Getting help is Keep Reading >>