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Marsha Dunn Klein shares this special video from 8 year old Brady. Brady has some advice for other kids learning to try new foods. I post with the permission of Marsha and Brady’s parents. Thank you Brady for helping our kids learn to be ok with new foods! Enjoy Brady’s advice! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWiP_MU7frk&feature=youtu.be Marsha's contact info: Marsha Keep Reading >>
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 felt very inspired. We looked at videos of children in therapy and talked about strategies for anxious eaters. We found common approaches and Keep Reading >>
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to spend an afternoon with the Children’s Multidisciplinary Feeding Program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. I wanted to send a shout out and thank you to Michele Cole Clark, SLP-CCC and the team for giving me a tour and allowing me to observe their terrific work during an afternoon of feeding treatment at their facility. Most of you know, I am a big fan Keep Reading >>
by RACHEL MORGAN CAUTERO In recent years, surging numbers of infants have gotten minor surgeries for “tongue tie,” to help with breastfeeding or prevent potential health issues. But research suggests many of those procedures could be unnecessary. Read more here: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/03/breast-feeding-and-tongue-tie/584503/ Keep Reading >>
BITES®: A Behavioral InTEgrated with Speech Approach to Feeding Therapy post by Laura Seiverling A Behavioral Psychologist and SLP team up to present a series of webinars and workshops entitled BITES®: A Behavioral InTEgrated with Speech Approach to Feeding Therapy. Pediatric feeding problems are complex and often require a multi-disciplinary approach to assessment Keep Reading >>
Broccoli Boot Camp Post by Laura Seiverling A Ball State University special education professor has co-authored a comprehensive guide for parents who want their picky children to diversify their diets. Broccoli Boot Camp: Basic Training for Parents of Selective Eaters presents commonsense methods to successfully expand children’s diet and preferences for healthy Keep Reading >>
UNC Feeding Team presenting cases at our conference “Food, Function, and Feeding" last Friday. Thank you to Dr. Sherri Cohen and Dr. Sue Thoyre for being our guest speakers. Thank you to everyone who came to the conference. I’m so proud of the work we are doing and our commitment to the community. So proud to work with this team ! Keep Reading >>
Photo credit: unknown Source: Facebook BBy Lillian Scott, MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC lilliangrayscott@gmail.com Before diving into this post, please take a few minutes to close your eyes and reflect. Think back to how you and your siblings were fed during infancy. Were you breast/chestfed? Did you help feed your siblings or another baby? Did you pretend to breast/chestfed your dolls? Were you Keep Reading >>