Pediatric Feeding News Blog
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This blog is dedicated to providing the most up-to-date and current information related to pediatric feeding and swallowing problems. Authored by Krisi Brackett, a speech pathologist who has specialized in pediatric feeding for over 20 years.
Pediatric Feeding News Blog
1w ago
From Parents.com, By Hannah Silverman For some of us, feeding our kids is the most frustrating part of the day. I don’t know how many times there were meltdowns at our dining table—and it wasn’t only my fussy-eating toddler who was losing their cool. But to the relief of many, a new study suggests picky eating might notKeep Reading >> ..read more
Pediatric Feeding News
2M ago
Hello! Working in pediatric feeding and dysphagia requires that we keep learning and evolving as feeding therapists.I often think about how the field has changed over my time practicing which is over 30 years now. The field has changed and I have evolved as a feeding therapist! I wanted to tell you about 2 upcomingKeep Reading >> ..read more
Pediatric Feeding News
3M ago
Check out the pediatric summer series from the American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (AB-SSD). I participated last summer and loved it. Bonus is the price!! Link at the very bottom. https://www.swallowingdisorders.org/events/register.aspx?id=1861473&itemid=2e66639a-689d-406a-8964-f73518e11af3 ..read more
Pediatric Feeding News
3M ago
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN — When Hannah was 7 years old, she told her parents she didn’t want to be afraid of food anymore.She had stopped wanting to go to Girl Scouts, birthday parties, restaurants, family celebrations and even the dinner table. Food was everywhere, and it gave her a lot of anxiety, said her mom, Michelle,Keep Reading >> ..read more
Pediatric Feeding News
4M ago
Many of you know that I recently finished my PhD. Gagging in children with PFD has been an interest area of mine since I started in the field 30ish years ago. I attribute that to all the gagging we saw in children who had nissen fundoplications in the early 90’s. I know some of youKeep Reading >> ..read more
Pediatric Feeding News
5M ago
Facilitating Breastfeeding in Babies with Down Syndrome Join Jill Rabin, SLP, IBCLC and Rachel Murphy, RN, IBCLC on Thursday, May 9 from 7-9pm ET for a dynamic webinar on how to support mothers who want to breastfeed their babies with Down syndrome. Topics include why breastfeeding is uniquely important for babies with Down syndrome andKeep Reading >> ..read more
Pediatric Feeding News
5M ago
Disclaimer: Hello, I thought I would write some posts about products I like and use in therapy. IN FULL DISCLOSURE– I have links here as an amazon affiliate which give me a very small amount (usually a few cents) if you purchase from amazon through my blog. This helps me fund this blog which IKeep Reading >> ..read more
Pediatric Feeding News
5M ago
The Supportive Treatment of Eating in Preschoolers (STEPS) isa small group program for children ages 2 to 5 with feeding disorders and their parents in TX started by Jenny McGlothlin MS, CCC-SLP, CLC where supervised graduate students learn and facilitate intervention. When I heard about STEPS, I was intrigued. As a feeding therapist we are always tryingKeep Reading >> ..read more
Pediatric Feeding News
5M ago
Disclaimer: Hello, I thought I would write some posts about products I like and use in therapy. IN FULL DISCLOSURE– I have links here as an amazon affiliate which give me a very small amount (usually a few cents) if you purchase from amazon through my blog. This helps me fund this blog which IKeep Reading >> ..read more