Cup Transition For most children, the recommendation to transition from the bottle to cup is typically around 1 year. Prolonged bottle use can cause: tooth decay or bite malformation may encourage your child to drink much more milk than he needs may find it hard to Keep Reading >>
The Failure to Thrive Pediatric Feeding Disorders by Cathleen Piazza, Ph.D. and Jennifer Dawson, M.A.
I want to thank Dr. Piazza for giving permission to repost this article.It was originally printed in Paradigm Magazine, • Fall 2000, pg. 8-9. It's one of my favorites. Krisi “Don’t worry, she’ll eat when she gets hungry” is the common assumption of most practitioners working with pediatric populations. Even though this adage applies to the majority of infants and toddlers, there is a Keep Reading >>
Part One: Interview with Mary E. Schiavoni, MS, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist, Feeding Consultant, Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Therapist
1. What is your background and what led to the design of the Chewy Tube? From the earliest days of my professional career I have had an interest in specializing in the pediatric field, working with children having special needs. In addition to my educational preparation as a Speech and Language Pathologist, I also acquired certification as an Elementary Education Teacher, and in the area of Keep Reading >>
Using Gross Motor for Oral Motor – How Trunk Turning Exercises Can Improve Tongue Lateralization by Debbie Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP, owner & inventor www.ARKTherapeutic.com
The author, Debbie Lowsky, MS CCC-SLP gave permission for this article to reposted here. Looking at gross motor skills in relation to oral motor skills is an important concept. Developmentally, a child achieves trunk rotation before lateralization in the mouth. Therefore, It make sense that using exercises that develop rotation can help with the progression toward chewing. I also use rotation Keep Reading >>
Behavioral Treatment of Feeding Problems: Why and How by MaryLouise E. Kerwin, Ph.D., BCBA-D
MaryLouise E. Kerwin, Ph.D., BCBA-D Chair and Professor, Department of Psychology, Rowan University, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Director, Center for Behavior Analysis Kerwin@rowan.edu Why are behavioral treatment approaches used with pediatric feeding problems? Answering this question requires an understanding of Keep Reading >>
Aversive Feeding Behavior: Getting full mouth opening for the spoon and why it’s worth the trouble
Many children with feeding difficulty have aversive feeding behaviors or learned refusal patterns around the act of eating or feeding. I often tell my students that if a child doesn't want to eat, you can't make them. By the time children come to our feeding team, many caregivers have tried multiple ways to get there kids to eat. Usually they have tried force feeding and/or letting the child get Keep Reading >>
Oral Dysphagia (oral motor delay): Making recommendations for appropriate diet textures for the child with feeding difficulty
I'll give you the answer first: a child's diet texture should be appropriate for their oral skill level. Sounds so obvious right? I've seen this scenario many times... a child is referred for a feeding evaluation because of poor eating (not eating enough), choking with meals, pocketing or expelling foods, or having prolonged meal time. Parents are at their wits end, they don't know Keep Reading >>
Starting feeding therapy for the child with gagging, vomiting, G-tube feeding and poor oral intake.
I want to share some simple ideas for assessing children with feeding disorders, specifically toddlers with feeding difficulty, g-tube dependence, or food refusal/ extreme picky eating and prioritizing intervention. Think about the whole child when assessing. The oral motor pattern is the last thing you should address(I realize this is the opposite of what most of us have been Keep Reading >>
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