You are invited to join an online discussion group dedicated to professionals working with children with pediatric feeding problems. One goal of the group is to form a national consortium of pediatric feeding programs. The ultimate purposes of such a consortium would be to facilitate communication among providers, consolidate and share resources, provide opportunities for collaboration, and Keep Reading >>
Book Excerpt: Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating: A Step-by-Step Guide for Overcoming Selective Eating, Food Aversion, and Feeding Disorders
Thank you Jenny McGlothin for providing this excerpt! Book Excerpt from: Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating: A Step-by-Step Guide for Overcoming Selective Eating, Food Aversion, and Feeding Disorders by Katja Rowell, MD, Jenny McGlothlin, MS CCC-SLP, and Suzanne Evans Morris, PhD. www.extremepickyeating.com Helping families help their children develop a positive Keep Reading >>
Happy New Year 2016!
Happy New Year! I want to start the new year off with a word of thanks to all the readers who have supported this blog by reading, commenting, and referring others! I want to say thank you to the clinicians and professionals as well as the parents struggling to feed their children. This will be my third year writing the blog and I am excited to report that we have tripled Keep Reading >>
Liquid Hope from functional formularies
http://functionalformularies.com/ 1. What is Liquid Hope? Liquid Hope is the worlds’ first and only organic, whole food, and plant-based feeding tube formula and oral meal replacement. Unlike other enteral formulas on the market, Liquid Hope is made with no added sugars and no artificial ingredients – just the wholesomeness of 16 whole food ingredients like garbanzo beans, quinoa, Keep Reading >>
Laryngeal Tracheoesophageal Cleft Type 1 (LTC 1) and Aspiration
I have wanted to post something about Type1 laryngeal clefts for while and am just getting around to it. A Laryngeal Tracheoesophageal Cleft Type 1 (LTC 1) should always be part of a differential diagnosis when it comes to aspiration or symptoms of aspiration. A laryngeal tracheoesophageal cleft is a space between the larynx and the esophagus. There are 4 basic types: Type I: is a cleft Keep Reading >>
Let’s talk Spoons
Let's talk Spoons and how they can help in feeding therapy Eating from a spoon.... a skill many infants begin learning around 4-6 months, some a little later. Typically, spoon feeding is associated with good head control and independent sitting. For many infants, the journey into spoon feeding is very exciting filled with new flavors, textures, and tastes. For others, it more difficult and may Keep Reading >>
How to Teach Your Nine Month Old to Drink from a Straw by Melanie Potock MA CCC-SLP
This post come from Melanie Potock MA CCC-SLP. Check out her website, new book and course listings at http://www.mymunchbug.com/. How to Teach Your Nine Month Old to Drink from a Straw Keep Reading >>
The Early Feeding Skills Assessment Tool (EFS)
This is re-posted with permission from Catherine Shaker from her website at http://www.Shaker4SwallowingandFeeding.com . Thank you Catherine! Posted on May 16, 2015 by Shaker Seminars An NICU SLP recently asked about resources for training neonatal nurses on feeding stress cues and stop signs. An SLP I know from Minnesota, Wendy, suggested the SLP take a look at the EFS. I responded Keep Reading >>