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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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Check out Rowena Bennet's new book Baby Led Bottle-feeding - there are 4 days left in her free ebook promotion via Amazon. I am a big fan of Rowena's work and we have used Rowena's program (from her first book Your Baby's Bottle Feeding Aversion) successfully with many of our feeding team infants. I'm excited to read this new book! Thank you Rowena! Keep Reading >>
We are putting on a conference. Help us spread the word! Friday, September 30, 2022 Morrisville Conference Center UNC Health Care 5221 Paramount Parkway, Bldg 3 Morrisville, NC 27560 Presented by: UNC Pediatric Gastroenterology UNC Rehabilitation Therapies UNC Hospitals Clinical Nutrition University of North Carolina Division of Speech & Hearing Keep Reading >>
Interesting listen from NPR https://www.npr.org/2022/05/18/1099852517/a-formula-shortage-shows-how-policy-societal-pressure-impact-babies-parents This week, the FDA announced new steps to ease a nationwide baby formula shortage prompted, in part, by a temporary shutdown of a facility that makes formula back in February... (read more at link above) Keep Reading >>
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Hello! , I wanted to invite SLPs and OTs who read the blog to participate in a research study being conducted by one of my colleagues. In full disclosure, I am not involved in this study, just posting the info. Krisi There are a multitude of continuing education trainings out there for pediatric feeding and we want to hear your feedback on the available continuing ed! SLPs and OTs who have Keep Reading >>
The Feeding Matters' International Pediatric Feeding Disorder Conference (IPFDC) https://www.feedingmatters.org/international-pfd-conference/ Students and families have reduce registration rates. The IPFDC will be held April 21-22, 2022, with Pre-Conference events on April 20, 2022. The Feeding Matters' International Pediatric Feeding Disorder Conference (IPFDC) has been a Keep Reading >>
Info on upcoming webinar! Have you ever found yourself in a situation where different members of a child's team are on different pages? Not only is it frustrating for us as providers, it affects the child and the parents in a multitude of ways, and can even derail progress. We would like to invite you to an informative new webinar that is being offered in two weeks discussing how to Keep Reading >>
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 existence of a layer of muscle in the human jaw that has until now eluded anatomists. Read more here: Keep Reading >>