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Hi, I'm Krisi Brackett, PhD, CCC-SLP,C/NDT. 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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Want to spend the weekend with me talking about evaluation, treatment, and current issues in Pediatric Feeding Disorders (PFD)? Let's dive into pediatric feeding disorders! We will cover how to approach a child with PFD, understanding of the medical and nutritional barriers to progress, and how to advocate for your clients and prioritize intervention. Therapy strategies will be covered from Keep Reading >>
Disclaimer: Hello, I thought I would write some posts about products I like and use in therapy. IN FULL DISCLOSURE- I have links here as an amazon affiliate which give me a very small amount (usually a few cents) if you purchase from amazon through my blog. This helps me fund this blog which I am committed to keeping free and accessible. I have an amazon store here but they no longer allow Keep Reading >>
By Marsha Dunn Klein OTR/L, MEd, FAOTA I would like to share some perspectives on homemade blended formulas for tube fed children. Many of you may know that Suzanne Evans Morris and I wrote the Homemade Blended Formula Handbook in 2007. I would like to share a historical perspective on how HBF has evolved since that time. How did Homemade Blended Formula Handbook come to be? Suzanne and Keep Reading >>
Thank you Robyn Merkel-Walsh. Keep Reading >>
Many of us have seen this article already and if you haven't I recommend taking a look. It provides an interesting view of a procedure that has become very commonplace in our profession. It would be easy to quickly become dismissive and upset but we need to understand how our work is viewed and understood. Everything we do and recommend can have positive and/or negative ramifications. I myself Keep Reading >>
Let me start with a sincere thank you to everyone who has followed along with this blog from the beginning. I realized as I was updating some of the pages this morning that this is the 24th year of the whole endeavor which started as a paper newsletter that I typed, printed, and mailed out with the first issue dated July 1999. Oh, how I remember the days of typing this up, going to Kinko’s to Keep Reading >>
Info on upcoming webinar! Have you ever found yourself in a situation where different members of a child's team are on different pages? Not only is it frustrating for us as providers, it affects the child and the parents in a multitude of ways, and can even derail progress. We would like to invite you to an informative new webinar that is being offered in two weeks discussing how to Keep Reading >>
Please Participate in a 20-question anonymous survey on Pediatric Feeding Assessments. Click on the link: https://bit.ly/2VTcLR6Researchers are also holding virtual Focus Groups in June. Participants will receive a $10 gift card. ContactKate.Barlow@aic.edu or parabaey@stkate.edu for info Dr. Paula Rabaey, Ph.D., OTR/L and Dr. Kate Barlow, OTD are conducting a Keep Reading >>