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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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Most therapists would agree that one of the markers of success in feeding therapy is when a parent or caregiver can successfully feed their child. I would add that it is our job as feeding therapists Keep Reading >>
Children's eating patterns seem set in infancy Healthful eating early in life pays dividends later CBC News Posted: Sep 02, 2014 3:02 PM ETLast Updated: Sep 02, 2014 10:16 PM Keep Reading >>
Know the flow, don’t go with the flow! by Britt Pados PhD(c), RN, NNP-BC, bpados@email.unc.edu. I have had multiple requests for the charts on nipple flow rates which are hard to see in the original Keep Reading >>
Internationally renowned pediatric food allergy expert, Dr. Wesley Burks, chief physician of N.C. Children’s Hospital and chair of the UNC Department of Pediatrics, sat down for an insightful Keep Reading >>
When a child is referred for feeding therapy to transition off of a feeding tube, what is the best intervention strategy? The best answer is the one that works in the most efficient way Keep Reading >>
When Krisi asked me to write something for her blog about feeding therapy, I thought about all the various aspects of helping kids to eat: the physiological and/or medical concerns, the sensory piece, Keep Reading >>
QUESTION: I am posting this for a colleague that works in our NICU department; we'd appreciate any insight you might have! "Can there be significance to infants with tongue tip elevation as the Keep Reading >>
Solutions for Retching by Susan Agrawal, the editor of Complex Child, http://www.complexchild.com/ Complex Child is a monthly online magazine written by parents of children with special healthcare Keep Reading >>