I discussed many of the factors that influence the process of learning to chew in part one. This post will focus more on strategies and therapeutic techniques to help children move from a sucking to a chewing pattern. To reiterate what I said in part one, this is a slow process. While therapists can never predict how long it will take a child to learn to chew, I can say it will usually take a Keep Reading >>
New Ebook Available Here
When Your Child Can't or Won't Eat A Guide for Parents and Caregivers of Children with Feeding or Eating Disorders This ebook was written specifically for parents and caregivers who are struggling with a child who is having feeding, eating, or swallowing difficulties. Feeding and swallowing problems can be complicated, stressful, and effect the entire family. Getting help is Keep Reading >>
Online Feeding Resources
Jo Cormack of Emotionally Aware Feeding www.emotionallyawarefeeding.com shared with me her pdf of “top 10” feeding websites that she gives to her parents. I thought I would pass this along. Thank you Jo! Click on pdf here: ONLINE FEEDING RESOURCES www.emotionallyawarefeeding.com Twitter: @Jo_Cormack FB: emotionallyawarefeeding Keep Reading >>
Feeding Flock News
http://nursing.unc.edu/uncs-feeding-flock-featured-in-american-journal-of-maternalchild-nursing/?utm_content=buffer30454 UNC’s “Feeding Flock” is featured in the latest edition of the American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. Please check this out- so proud of my colleagues! The UNC feeding team also had the opportunity to contribute to one of the articles. Keep Reading >>
The Skill of Learning to Chew
I wrote a guest post The Skill of Learning to Chew for Jo Cormack's website http://www.emotionallyawarefeeding.com Please check it out! http://www.emotionallyawarefeeding.com/blog/2016/7/11/the-skill-of-learning-to-chew-a-guest-post-by-krisi-brackett Keep Reading >>
Picky eating: understanding stress at mealtimes
Picky eating: understanding stress at mealtimes Guest post by Jo Cormack As parents, if there is something bothering our child, it bothers us too. Their problem becomes our problem. It is really painful to see a child upset when we don’t know how to fix it. And when the thing that upsets them happens not once, not twice, but three or more times over the course of each and every day - Keep Reading >>
Pediatric Feeding/Swallowing Webinar
The National Foundation of Swallowing Disorders, with support from Cook Medical, is proud to present the second series of patient-centered webinars on the latest research and information on swallowing disorders. http://swallowingdisorderfoundation.com/pediatricwebinar/ Webinar # 5: Practical Considerations of Family Concerns Related to Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing: A Caregiver Keep Reading >>
GI Testing in Kids
GI Testing in Kids This is written from the perspective of an SLP/feeding specialist, and should not replace the advice of a physician, PA, or NP. Fact - most tests in GI management are used to rule out something out rather than identify something. I heard a gastroenterologist say this a few years back and it has helped me understand why some of our patients with significant feeding Keep Reading >>