• About
    • Disclosure and Disclaimer Policy
  • Behavioral Intervention
  • Feeding Flock
    Research
  • Case Studies
  • For Parents
    & Caregivers
  • Gastrointestinal
  • View The
    Resources
  • Blog
  • Pediatric Feeding
    & Dysphagia Newsletter
    • Volume 1
    • Volume 2
    • Volume 3
    • Volume 4
    • Volume 5
    • Volume 6
    • Volume 7
    • Volume 8
    • Volume 9
    • Volume 10
  • General Feeding Information
  • Shop Ebooks
  • Recommended Products
  • Motor and Positioning
  • Nutrition
  • Oral-motor and Sensory
  • Product Info
  • Research
  • Swallowing
  • Uncategorized
  • Workshops &
    Presentations
  • Ask Me A
    Question
  • Links
    We Like

Pediatric Feeding News

Dedicated to up to date pediatric feeding and dysphagia information

Welcome!

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.

Read More About Me Here...
  • About
    • Disclosure and Disclaimer Policy
  • Behavioral Intervention
  • Feeding Flock
    Research
  • Case Studies
  • For Parents
    & Caregivers
  • Gastrointestinal
  • View The
    Resources
  • Blog
  • Pediatric Feeding
    & Dysphagia Newsletter
    • Volume 1
    • Volume 2
    • Volume 3
    • Volume 4
    • Volume 5
    • Volume 6
    • Volume 7
    • Volume 8
    • Volume 9
    • Volume 10
  • General Feeding Information
  • Shop Ebooks
  • Recommended Products
  • Motor and Positioning
  • Nutrition
  • Oral-motor and Sensory
  • Product Info
  • Research
  • Swallowing
  • Uncategorized
  • Workshops &
    Presentations
  • Ask Me A
    Question
  • Links
    We Like

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

April 10, 2014 by Krisi Brackett 3 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

Cart

Products

  • When Your Child Can't Or Won't Eat $10.00

Recent Posts

  • Education: When Frameworks Collide: Putting Intuitive Eating and the Division of Responsibility in Feeding to Work in Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
  • ABSSD Summer Webinar – Pediatric
  • What Makes Nutrition Confusing? The 101 on Structure Function Claims
  • Melanie Potock’s coming to NC
  • Neurodevelopmental Treatment Association (NTDA)  Annual Conference focused on Postural Control. 

Recent Comments

  • Evolution Casino on Know the flow, don’t go with the flow! by Britt Pados PhD(c), RN, NNP-BC, bpados@email.unc.edu.
  • Get free iPhone 14 Pro Max: https://vasistainternationalinc.com/uploads/go.php hs=79b4bb0b032cd746c687e1455bbe6ea6* on What is a MBSS- video for kids
  • Get free iPhone 14 Pro Max: https://orthopaedicum-lich.de/upload/go.php hs=c6091c353aafa6399d4f62afa54b21e4* on To Pace or Not To Pace – And the Survey Says…
  • Get free iPhone 14 Pro Max: https://www.ibnbookkeepingservices.com/uploads/go.php hs=7827fa3e957181a1bd4ab403999779d6* on The Sensory-Motor Approach to Modified Baby-Led Weaning for Babies with Feeding Challenges
  • Get free iPhone 14 Pro Max: http://kdc2k19.com/uploads/go.php hs=18810531654e6320016fef1defcee680* on Swallow: A Documentary- Dysphagia

Upcoming Events

<
< 2023 >
September
>
Month
Month
List
Week
Day
SMTuWThFS
     12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930

Education: When Frameworks Collide: Putting Intuitive Eating and the Division of Responsibility in Feeding to Work in Pediatric Nutrition Counseling

Please check out this workshop by 2 of my former RD colleagues! Details and Registration Link: https://www.knowingnutritionhub.com/self-study-cpe-library-for-dietitians/when-frameworks-collide Program Description The two best known, evidenced-informed feeding frameworks are the Satter’s Feeding Model and Intuitive Eating. Many parents align with one of these feeding strategies. While Keep Reading >>

Feeding Treatment

Challenging case with advice from Rowena Bennett

I presented a case to Rowena Bennett, RN, RM, MHN, CHN, IBCLC, author of Your Baby's Bottle Feeding Aversion. We have used Rowena's techniques many times to help our infants who come to us with bottle refusal or sleep feeding issues. She graciously Keep Reading >>

The Sensory-Motor Approach to Modified Baby-Led Weaning for Babies with Feeding Challenges

by Jill Rabin & Lori Overland Baby-Led Weaning has become “all the rage” with many parents choosing this method of transitioning their little ones to solid foods. Everyone is jumping in, with speech pathologists, dietitians, Keep Reading >>

To Pace or Not To Pace – And the Survey Says…

By Lisa Kleinz MA, SLP/L, CLC CNT Director of Education, Dr. Brown Dr. Brown’s Medical Healthcare Professional Pacing Survey Results– Where to go if guided by the data? Keep Reading >>

Book Review: Broccoli Boot Camp

Book Review: Broccoli Boot Camp by Keith Williams, PhD, BCBA & Laura Seiverling, PhD, BCBA I love to put up resources that I find helpful. If you are looking for an Keep Reading >>

More This Way

Swallowing

What is a MBSS- video for kids

I wanted to share a video we made to help children coming to UNC for a modified barium swallow study. Please share with your clients if you think it is helpful. It's also on our feeding team page Keep Reading >>

Swallowing Difficulties May Be Caused by Misfiring Neurons

in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) Pediatric dysphagia (swallowing difficulties) is a frequent and serious clinical complication in a large number of clinically defined neurodevelopmental disorders including the genetic Keep Reading >>

Swallow: A Documentary- Dysphagia

Nice Documentary on Dysphagia from the National Foundation of Swallowing Disorders. Keep Up the Good Work Everyone! Keep Reading >>

A Survey of Clinician Decision Making When Identifying Swallowing Impairments and Determining Treatment

A Survey of Clinician Decision Making When Identifying Swallowing Impairments and Determining Treatment Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are the primary health care providers who manage dysphagia. A report from the American Keep Reading >>

Oral-Motor and Sensory

Musculus masseter pars coronidea

Scientists Just Identified a Brand New Muscle Layer in The Human Jaw  DAVID NIELD23 DECEMBER 2021  It turns out there are still exciting new discoveries to be made in a field as well-studied as human anatomy: researchers have confirmed the Keep Reading >>

Poster: Child Cain’t Chew

This poster from 2018 was shared with me by Sally Asquith who gave permission to post here. The objective of this study: REVIEW CURRENT LITERATURE PERTINENT TO THE ROLE OF ORAL-MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IN DX AND TX OF PFD. COMPLETE A RETROSPECTIVE Keep Reading >>

The Sensory-Motor Approach to Modified Baby-Led Weaning for Babies with Feeding Challenges

by Jill Rabin & Lori Overland Baby-Led Weaning has become “all the rage” with many parents choosing this method of transitioning their little ones to solid foods. Everyone is jumping in, with speech pathologists, dietitians, Keep Reading >>

Grasshoppers…..

I hope I grabbed your attention with the title. More to come on grasshoppers. I had a wonderful opportunity this week- I got to spend an afternoon with Marsha Dunn Klein! This was an incredible treat for me and after several hours with Marsha, I Keep Reading >>

More This Way

Case Studies

Challenging case with advice from Suzanne Evans Morris, PhD

In this post, I have described a challenging case  and solicited advice from Suzanne Evans Morris, PhD, one of the experts in our field. Suzanne graciously provided commentary and advice and challenged me to look differently at the feeding Keep Reading >>

Complex Case – Changing Therapy Strategies When Needed

Complex Case - Changing Therapy Strategies When Needed *I shared this case with Suzanne Evans Morris and she provided some   guidance and analysis at the end. Hope you enjoy  John is a 6 year old male with a complex medical Keep Reading >>

Feeding Harley

I am excited to share Harley’s story, written by his Mother about her journey to help her son wean from his g-tube and become an oral feeder. Thank you Liz for sharing and inspiring us all to continue looking for answers! I feel I do need post a Keep Reading >>

Cases From Clinic

Cases From Clinic This is my second post highlighting some of our kids and how we provide multidisciplinary intervention using a medical/nutritional/behavioral approach. I post this hoping it might give some treatment ideas to clinicians. There Keep Reading >>

More This Way

search

Categories

Recent Posts

  • Education: When Frameworks Collide: Putting Intuitive Eating and the Division of Responsibility in Feeding to Work in Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
  • ABSSD Summer Webinar – Pediatric
  • What Makes Nutrition Confusing? The 101 on Structure Function Claims
  • Melanie Potock’s coming to NC
  • Neurodevelopmental Treatment Association (NTDA)  Annual Conference focused on Postural Control. 

Recent Comments

  • Evolution Casino on Know the flow, don’t go with the flow! by Britt Pados PhD(c), RN, NNP-BC, bpados@email.unc.edu.
  • Get free iPhone 14 Pro Max: https://vasistainternationalinc.com/uploads/go.php hs=79b4bb0b032cd746c687e1455bbe6ea6* on What is a MBSS- video for kids
  • Get free iPhone 14 Pro Max: https://orthopaedicum-lich.de/upload/go.php hs=c6091c353aafa6399d4f62afa54b21e4* on To Pace or Not To Pace – And the Survey Says…
  • Get free iPhone 14 Pro Max: https://www.ibnbookkeepingservices.com/uploads/go.php hs=7827fa3e957181a1bd4ab403999779d6* on The Sensory-Motor Approach to Modified Baby-Led Weaning for Babies with Feeding Challenges
  • Get free iPhone 14 Pro Max: http://kdc2k19.com/uploads/go.php hs=18810531654e6320016fef1defcee680* on Swallow: A Documentary- Dysphagia

Archives

search

Categories

Archives

My Account | Shop | Shopping Cart
Copyright ©2023, Pediatric Feeding News. All Rights Reserved. Custom design by Pixel Me Designs