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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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This is shared with permission from Ramya Kumar, SLP Side-lying as a feeding intervention is not a new idea, but the research supporting it is becoming harder to ignore. What makes it particularly compelling is the physiological rationale. Reducing gravitational milk flow gives infants more time to coordinate the suck-swallow-breathe sequence. For infants who are already working hard just Keep Reading >>
Hello! I wanted to let you know about a free talk I am giving tomorrow with my colleagues Dr. Carmen Caruthers and Janet Martin. We are going to talk about our collaboration between the UNC TEACCH program and the feeding team and how we are working with some of our kiddos. Sorry for the late notice. It's 9-11:30 (not recorded)- please come if you are free! - Krisi Keep Reading >>
Let's talk about universal aspects in feeding intervention This is any idea I have been playing around with for awhile now. We all know that there are different strategies and philosophies in feeding treatment. This is a good thing- we need many options to help our kids with PFD (pediatric feeding disorder). And this can be hard to sort out as a feeding therapist especially if you’re new to Keep Reading >>
Feeding children is a dyad between the child and their caregiver who is responsible to buying, preparing, and presenting food. In all of my classes whether it be for professionals or graduate students, I talk about the importance and benefits of involving caregivers in your feeding therapy sessions. Many parents tell me that mealtime is the hardest time of the day or that they dread feeding their Keep Reading >>
Check out Marsha's podcast ! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-sides-of-the-spectrum/id1514489746?i=1000637669839 https://two-sides-of-the-spectrum.simplecast.com/episodes/creating-gentler-approaches-to-feeding-differences-with-marsha-dunn-klein-0_LT81HT EPISODE SUMMARY So many therapists are grappling with how to reconcile our feeding therapy training with what we are learning Keep Reading >>
Really good article! Preemie Nipple Use with Older Infants? The unintended consequences of the extended use of preemie flow rate bottle nipples to support breastfeeding by Allyson Goodwyn There is a popular belief among many healthcare professionals and social media support groups that breast fed full term infants who require bottle supplements should use a preemie flow rate Keep Reading >>
When I work with children who don’t eat well, I typically start by teaching them to accept a “dry spoon” which is a spoon with no food . This takes the element of food out of the practice initially and targets the refusal behavior. Once the empty spoon is accepted into the mouth, we work on acceptance of “dips” or tastes, then spoon bites of a simple thin single ingredient purée such as Keep Reading >>
Cases from Clinic I thought I would start a regular post once a month highlighting some of our kids and how we provide intervention. I post this hoping it might give some treatment ideas to clinicians. There are many ways to treat feeding and swallowing difficulty so my intention is not to promote a certain technique or method but only to provide ideas and generate good discussion. Case Keep Reading >>