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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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How to Use Purees in Feeding Therapy

January 14, 2018 by Krisi Brackett 4 Comments

Why do we use purees in feeding therapy?  To improve intake of food with an easy texture. To stimulate midline and lateral tongue movement (pre-exercise for chewing) To introduce new textures and flavors in an easy to manipulate form. This post is inspired by my latest trainee who said one of her take home messages after spending this past week with our feeding team was the benefits Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Feeding Treatment, Nutrition, Oral-motor and Sensory Tagged With: improving acceptance at meal time, oral motor delay, purees in feeding therapy

Oral Dysphagia (oral motor delay): Making recommendations for appropriate diet textures for the child with feeding difficulty

April 10, 2014 by Krisi Brackett 2 Comments

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 >>

Filed Under: General Feeding Information, Oral-motor and Sensory, Uncategorized Tagged With: chewing, choking, feeding problem, feeding therapy, oral motor, oral motor delay, poor chewing, puree

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