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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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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 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 National Foundation of Swallowing Disorders, with support from Cook Medical, is proud to present the second series of patient-centered webinars on the latest research and information on swallowing disorders. http://swallowingdisorderfoundation.com/pediatricwebinar/ Webinar # 5: Practical Considerations of Family Concerns Related to Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing: A Caregiver Keep Reading >>
GI Testing in Kids This is written from the perspective of an SLP/feeding specialist, and should not replace the advice of a physician, PA, or NP. Fact - most tests in GI management are used to rule out something out rather than identify something. I heard a gastroenterologist say this a few years back and it has helped me understand why some of our patients with significant feeding Keep Reading >>
Last weekend, I attended The CHOP (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ) conference, When Feeding Becomes Disordered: Strategies to Improve Pediatric Health Outcomes, with my feeding team from UNC, we had a good time! It was a great weekend despite the April snow in Philly. Thank you CHOP for hosting such an informative meeting! Here are the highlights: On Friday, there was a Keep Reading >>
ASHA: SIG 13 Articles related to Pediatric Feeding. I have been a member of The American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) Special Interest Group for swallowing (SIG 13) for years. They publish informative up to date articles. ASHA has granted permission to post the articles listed below for a two month period so they will be available from 3/29/16 until 5/29/16. Keep Reading >>
Written by: The Center for Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, Paterson, NJ www.feedingcenter.org Failure to advance texture is a very common feeding problem for many children. Successful advancement of texture is dependent on the ability to move the tongue freely and fluidly throughout the oral cavity while the jaw remains stable. Keep Reading >>
Know the flow, don’t go with the flow! by Britt Pados PhD(c), RN, NNP-BC, bpados@email.unc.edu. I have had multiple requests for the charts on nipple flow rates which are hard to see in the original post. I have added a pdf link under each chart. If you click on the pdf link it will open up the chart in a new page.I will also add the links here. Pados Graph 1 for Blog Post PDF-2 Keep Reading >>