North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Washington DC October 7 - 11, 2015 Check out the UNC Feeding Team Poster at NASPGHAN today. Way to go Team! Keep Reading >>
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Hi, I'm Krisi Brackett, PhD, CCC-SLP,C/NDT. 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...North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Washington DC October 7 - 11, 2015 Check out the UNC Feeding Team Poster at NASPGHAN today. Way to go Team! Keep Reading >>
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 >>
Free Webinar: Infant Oral Sensory-Motor Treatment with Diane Bahr October 21st, 2015. Hosted by Dr. Dave Singh introducing Diane Bahr MS, CCC-SLP, CIMI Infant Oral Sensory-Motor Treatment with Diane Bahr Date : October 21st, 2015 Time : 5-6 pm PST MORE INFO: dnaappliance.com/schedule Description: Most babies are born with good mouth and airway development, but many problems Keep Reading >>
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 >>
This recent study has been getting a lot of press. Zucker N, Copeland W, Franz L, Carpenter K, Keeling L, Angold A, Egger H. Psychological and Psychosocial Impairment in Preschoolers With Selective Eating. Pediatrics. 2015 Aug 3. pii: peds.2014-2386. Conclusion: Findings suggest that health care providers should intervene at even moderate levels of selective Keep Reading >>
Tharner, A., Jansen, P., Kiefte-de Jong, J., Moll, H., Hofman, A., Jaddoe, V. , Tiemeier, H., and Franco, O. Bidirectional Associations between Fussy Eating and Functional Constipation in Preschool Children, J Pediatr 2015;166:91-6 picky eating affects constipation through poor diet quality, it also can be hypothesized that constipation and the related abdominal pain are involved in the Keep Reading >>
Some of you know that I am part of a feeding research group at UNC called the feeding flock (http://feedingflock.web.unc.edu/ ). Here is an article featuring Adara Blake, CCC-SLP (former UNC Student and feeding flock student research team member) on the relationship between speech pathology and lactation services. Keep Reading >>
Please check this out http://www.swallowingdisorders.org/?page=swallowing_resources by Donna Edwards, MA CCC-SLP, BCS-S Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders ASHA Fellow OSLHA Fellow Keep Reading >>