Are you often feeling worried about how much your child should be consuming? If so, your child may be feeling this stress and resisting your offered food even more! Our children need to eat less than we think. Refer to ...
After buying specific groceries and painstakingly preparing the food in a specific way that your baby can safely consume it, you may feel exasperated when most, or all of it, ends up on the floor! This experience is actually very ...
Yes, pouches are a very convenient on-the-go snack that contain healthy ingredients. So why are there many feeding specialists cautioning us against them? To put it plainly, this convenient food option robs children from the opportunity of learning about real ...
What is a Tongue-Tie? Tongue ties occur when the frenulum (the string of tissue attaching your tongue to the floor of your mouth) is too short, thick, or tight, therefore impacting the overall function of the tongue. Impaired tongue function ...
When treating ties, it is rarely a quick fix and will most likely require a team of practitioners to help with the possible procedural correction, stretches and oral development to solve the feeding difficulties surrounding the ties. Outlined below are ...
An article in The New York Times published in late 2023, Inside the Booming Business of Cutting Babies’ Tongues, has stirred up the controversial topic for feeding practitioners of when or when not to recommend frenectomy procedures (correction of lip-ties, ...
Sensory bins are containers filled with ingredients that stimulate the senses. Touch and taste are related sensory systems. If your child is able to get their hands messy during play, they are more likely to taste the texture they are ...
If your child is showing signs for picky or selective eating and shows dislike for getting their hands messy, I recommend sensory bin activities! Tactile and oral input are related sensory systems. If your child is able to get their ...
Nutritional science is relatively new, constantly changing, and there are many unknowns. One can point to many benefits or flaws to every kind of diet, whether it be vegan, keto, etc. In addition, everyone has a unique set of genes, ...
If your child is refusing solids, there are some simple modifications you can make to your environment that may surprise you! More often than you’d expect, I have a child come in for an initial feeding evaluation and the child ...