Caregiver's Role in Feeding
Caregivers of a child, whether it’s a parent, nanny, teacher, or babysitter plays an important role in a child’s eating. The caregivers...
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Kristin Carr (Owner)
Jul 3, 20232 min read
Eating with Down Syndrome
A child with Down syndrome is born with an extra copy of a chromosome changing the body’s ability to grow and develop (CDC, 2023). The...
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Kristin Carr (Owner)
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Treating Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are behavioral and mental health conditions that interfere with eating behaviors related to thoughts, beliefs, emotions,...
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Kristin Carr (Owner)
Jul 3, 20233 min read
Self-Feeding for Older Adults
“80% of older adults have at least one chronic condition” (Neves et al., 2020). Increasing in age is associated with acquiring chronic...
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Kristin Carr (Owner)
Jul 3, 20233 min read
Eating with a Cleft
“A cleft lip and/or palate is one of the most common craniofacial malformations, occurring worldwide” (de Vares et al., 2023). Clefting...
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Kristin Carr (Owner)
Jul 3, 20235 min read
The Culture of Eating
Much of our eating corresponds to our biological and social needs as it provides an opportunity to share values and beliefs of the family...
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Kristin Carr (Owner)
Jun 15, 20232 min read
The Controversy of Obesity & Eating
“The risk of childhood obesity increased with increased parental concern about obesity and with increased incidence of early childhood...
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Kristin Carr (Owner)
Jun 15, 20232 min read
Bottle Feeding
Oral feeding in infants is a highly complex process involving multiple nerves and muscles working together to control the incoming liquid...
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Kristin Carr (Owner)
Jun 15, 20233 min read
Eating is a Sensory Experience
Children that have difficulty with sensory perception tend to have difficulty with eating. Mealtimes involve several sensory systems...
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Kristin Carr (Owner)
Jun 9, 20231 min read
Feeding Avoidance vs. Feeding Aversion
Feeding avoidance is when an uncomfortable situation occurs related to food. The situation can be either painful, frightening, or scary...
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Kristin Carr (Owner)
May 23, 20236 min read
Developmental Milestones in Feeding
Reflexes: Gag Reflex: In an infant, the gag reflex is at the tip of the tongue due to the nipple needing to be at the back of our mouth...
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Kristin Carr (Owner)
May 23, 20233 min read
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is known to be the best source of nutrition to help decrease the risk of the infant developing undesirable health...
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Kristin Carr (Owner)
May 23, 20231 min read
The First Feeding Therapy Session
The first feeding session should be solely focused on the child! The therapist’s primary goal in the first session is to build a positive...
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Kristin Carr (Owner)
May 23, 20231 min read
Benefits of Feeding Therapy
Feeding therapy helps any child develop healthy and typical habits with food. Feeding therapy teaches a child the basics of “how to eat”...
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Kristin Carr (Owner)
May 23, 20232 min read
What is Feeding Therapy?
Feeding therapy is a safe space that is client-focused to help develop the skills necessary to have holistic mealtime experiences....
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