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Hi, I'm Krisi Brackett, MS SLP/CCC 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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Preemie Nipple Use with Older Infants? Feeding Matters

September 29, 2018 by Krisi Brackett 3 Comments

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 >>

Filed Under: Feeding Treatment, Oral-motor and Sensory Tagged With: bottle, feeding therapy

Therapy: Volume, Flavor or Texture?

August 19, 2018 by Krisi Brackett 4 Comments

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 >>

Filed Under: Feeding Treatment, Oral-motor and Sensory Tagged With: feeding problem, feeding therapy, food acceptance

Cases from Clinic 

April 21, 2018 by Krisi Brackett 7 Comments

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 >>

Filed Under: Feeding Treatment Tagged With: feeding cases, feeding problem, feeding team, feeding therapy, food refusal, swallowing

Born to Eat

April 9, 2018 by Krisi Brackett 3 Comments

Born to Eat By Heidi Liefer Moreland, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CLC Clinical Coordinator Tube-Weaning Program heidi@spectrumpediatrics.com In our tube-weaning program, one of our primary goals is to facilitate self-regulation, so that independent eating will allow the child to eat enough to discontinue using the feeding tube as soon as it is no longer medically necessary.  We rely on the Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Feeding Treatment, Tube Weaning Tagged With: feeding therapy, G tube, Spectrum Pediatrics, tube weaning

Adventures in Veggieland  by Melanie Potock   

January 14, 2018 by Krisi Brackett Leave a Comment

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 >>

Filed Under: Feeding Treatment, Product Info Tagged With: adventures in veggieland, feeding therapy, melanie potock, picky eating, teaching kids to eat vegetables

Learning in Feeding Therapy  

December 9, 2017 by Krisi Brackett Leave a Comment

by Jenny McGlothlin MS, SLP-CCC, CLC “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -Benjamin Franklin As I finish my 16th year as a feeding therapist, I have come to realize that I have learned a few things about learning. Learning is at the crux of what I do every day. Helping parents understand how learning to eat happens and teaching them how to transition Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Feeding Treatment Tagged With: feeding aversion, feeding therapy, food refusal, Jenny McGlothlin, oral aversion, picky eating

Incorporating Beckman Oral Motor Assessment and Protocol in Feeding Intervention. 

August 31, 2017 by Krisi Brackett 4 Comments

Written by Michele Cole Clark MEd CCC/SLP Last October, I had the pleasure of meeting Krisi Brackett. I served as a moderator for her continuing education course, “Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing: A Medical, Behavioral, Oral Motor Model.” I, of course, had an instant interest in her work as I fancied myself one of the few SLPs with an oral motor behavioral approach to feeding. She and I Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Feeding Treatment, Oral-motor and Sensory Tagged With: beckman oral motor, feeding problem, feeding therapy, oral motor, oral motor therapy, Pediatric Dysphagia

ASHA Live Pediatric Feeding Webinar- May 10 (available later recorded)

May 9, 2017 by Krisi Brackett Leave a Comment

ASHA: Pediatric Feeding Assessments and Interventions (Live Webinar)  Author:   Pamela Dodrill, PhD, CCC-SLP Live Webinar Member: $79.00 Nonmember: $103.00 Live Webinar (Group) $249.00 Live Broadcast: Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 1:00–3:00 p.m. Eastern time Last day to register for Live broadcast: Wednesday, May 10, 2017, Noon, Eastern time This course will focus on managing Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: workshops Tagged With: feeding problem, feeding therapy, feeding workshops, Pediatric Dysphagia

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