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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.
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By Marsha Dunn Klein OTR/L, MEd, FAOTAI would like to share some perspectives on homemade blended formulas for tube fed children. Many of you may know that Suzanne Evans Morris and I wrote the Homemade Blended Formula Handbook in 2007. I would like to share a historical perspective on how HBF has evolved since that time.How did Homemade Blended Formula Handbook come to be?Suzanne and I met a Keep Reading >>
Impact of Oral Motor Impairment in Infants with Poor Feeding Presented by Debra Beckman, MS, CCC-SLP, https://www.beckmanoralmotor.com/A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a wonderful free webinar presented by Debra Beckman, MS, CCC-SLP on oral motor impairment in infants with poor feeding. I've learned so much from Debra and I am excited to share this here with her permission! Keep Reading >>
By Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP Despite being feeding specialists, few SLPs and OTs get training in how to protect children who are at risk for developing food allergies or are currently diagnosed with a food allergy. Here are three tips from the four-hour Masterclass, Food Allergies: Safe Introduction and Management in Feeding Therapy:About the author: Melanie Potock, Keep Reading >>
Thank you Robyn Merkel-Walsh. Keep Reading >>
Improving the lives of infants and young children with pediatric feeding disordersWe are an interdisciplinary team partnering with families to advance education, support clinical practice, and collaborate on research related to infant and child feeding challenges. https://feedingflockteam.orgVisit the website to access the free tools Keep Reading >>
Many of us have seen this article already and if you haven't I recommend taking a look. It provides an interesting view of a procedure that has become very commonplace in our profession. It would be easy to quickly become dismissive and upset but we need to understand how our work is viewed and understood. Everything we do and recommend can have positive and/or negative ramifications. I myself Keep Reading >>
Check out Marsha's podcast !https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-sides-of-the-spectrum/id1514489746?i=1000637669839https://two-sides-of-the-spectrum.simplecast.com/episodes/creating-gentler-approaches-to-feeding-differences-with-marsha-dunn-klein-0_LT81HTEPISODE SUMMARYSo many therapists are grappling with how to reconcile our feeding therapy training with what we are learning from Autistic Keep Reading >>
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