ASHA Convention 2019 Highlights
Thoughts from the ASHA Convention... I know this is late- ASHA was weeks ago but due to a busy semester I am just now getting to my post. Thank you! To all of the presenters/authors for pediatric feeding and dysphagia. I was only able to attend some of the sessions but the ones I attended were excellent and I heard good feedback about the topics, speakers, and overall variety Keep Reading >>
Bite Size Discretion Tips from Marsha Dunn Klein
Info from Marsha Dunn Klein! I use these bite charts in therapy and found this to be so helpful with our anxious eaters. I copy the charts and send them home with our kids for practice! Bite Size Discretion Tips This is a chart we use with little ones when we are helping them work on bite sizes. The friendly animal size changes provide cute size contrasts that children Keep Reading >>
Now Open: NANT 10 Call for Abstracts
The theme for NANT 10 is: Celebrating Milestones. As neonatal therapists, your role is steeped in supporting the attainment of developmental milestones in the NICU and mitigating the negative effects of prematurity and illness on those same milestones. You teach parents about the subtleties of developmental progression in their fragile and tenacious babies, helping them identify and Keep Reading >>
BITES®: A Behavioral InTEgrated with Speech Approach to Feeding Therapy
BITES®: A Behavioral InTEgrated with Speech Approach to Feeding Therapy post by Laura Seiverling A Behavioral Psychologist and SLP team up to present a series of webinars and workshops entitled BITES®: A Behavioral InTEgrated with Speech Approach to Feeding Therapy. Pediatric feeding problems are complex and often require a multi-disciplinary approach to assessment and Keep Reading >>
Food, Function, and Feeding Conference
UNC Feeding Team presenting cases at our conference “Food, Function, and Feeding" last Friday. Thank you to Dr. Sherri Cohen and Dr. Sue Thoyre for being our guest speakers. Thank you to everyone who came to the conference. I’m so proud of the work we are doing and our commitment to the community. So proud to work with this team ! Keep Reading >>
CAN-EAT Workshop 2019 Schedule
Hello! I'm kicking off my workshop schedule this Friday, Feb 8 in Raleigh! Check out where I will be in 2019. Still adding a few more dates but hope to meet some of you at one of my classes! If you are interested in setting up a workshop, please email me at feedingnewsletter@gmail.com. For workshop details, please visit my workshop page here on the blog. Keep Reading >>
New Course: The Get Permission Approach to Anxious Eaters/Anxious Mealtimes
I'm sure this will be an amazing course for those of you near Tucson! The Get Permission Approach to Anxious Eaters/Anxious Mealtimes Marsha Dunn Klein, MEd, OTR/L, FAOTA The focus of this course is on helping anxious eaters, worried eaters. When children are anxious eaters, mealtimes become stressful for whole families. These children may be extremely picky Keep Reading >>