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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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When it is time to start working on cup drinking, I typically start with an open cup. Every child's situation is unique and must be considered individually when making the decision about which cup to use. These are typical scenarios where an open cup may be beneficial: The child refuses the cup and is solely dependent on bottle or breast feeding. The child will drink water in Keep Reading >>
The Problem Parents often receive little instruction about “when and how to introduce foods and liquids” to their babies. They mostly rely on their pediatricians who give them the best information they have during “well baby” visits. Then parents turn to family and friends who themselves have limited knowledge and experience. Baby food manufacturers also place minimal guidelines on their Keep Reading >>
Cup Transition For most children, the recommendation to transition from the bottle to cup is typically around 1 year. Prolonged bottle use can cause: tooth decay or bite malformation may encourage your child to drink much more milk than he needs may find it hard to Keep Reading >>
I want to thank Dr. Piazza for giving permission to repost this article.It was originally printed in Paradigm Magazine, • Fall 2000, pg. 8-9. It's one of my favorites. Krisi “Don’t worry, she’ll eat when she gets hungry” is the common assumption of most practitioners working with pediatric populations. Even though this adage applies to the majority of infants and toddlers, there is a Keep Reading >>
http://www.kellydorfman.com/home.html Posted on April 8, 2013 – Huffington Post "It is really weird," Colin's mother reported. "He will like and eat something for weeks and then suddenly say that it tastes bad or it is making him sick. He has to be making that up, right?" Massey's mom had a different experience with her 9-year-old restrictive eater. "She ate asparagus or Keep Reading >>
Question: I am developing an outpatient feeding clinic to become more interdisciplinary. When you do a feeding evaluation on a child for the first time, what professionals are usually involved? I received this question and thought it would make a good blog post on how to do an interdisciplinary feeding evaluation as well as develop a feeding team. I haven't posted many blogs from a personal Keep Reading >>
http://www.flavourjournal.com/ Flavour is a peer-reviewed, open access, online journal that publishes interdisciplinary articles on flavour, its generation and perception, and its influence on behaviour and nutrition. The journal publishes articles from all relevant disciplines including neuroscience, genetics, food chemistry, sensory science, psychology and philosophy. Check out these Keep Reading >>
Parents often ask – “what is the best nipple to use for bottle-feeding my baby?” For most healthy, full-term babies, it really might not matter. Most of these babies will be able to manage the flow from any bottle nipple intended for newborns. Healthy, full-term babies are able to reduce sucking pressure or alter their sucking rate to manage milk flow. These babies also tend to have Keep Reading >>