LEARN, GROW, EAT WELL
Resources and Tips
Helpful guidance to support your feeding and communication journey
- Adult Feeding
- All Articles
- Dysphagia & Swallowing
- Lactation & Breastfeeding
- Nutrition & Growth
- Parent Coaching
- Pediatric Feeding Therapy
- Speech, Language & AAC
- Tube Feeding & Weaning
Gentle, evidence-based guidance for latch difficulties, medically complex breastfeeding, and transitioning to solids.
Practical tips for managing dysphagia at home, including positioning, pacing, texture modifications, and when to seek professional help.
Early indicators of PFD, when to seek virtual SLP support, and simple steps you can take at home right now.
Research & External Reading
Oral Motor Interventions for Feeding and Swallowing: A Systematic Review
This systematic review examines the limited evidence supporting isolated oral motor exercises in feeding therapy and highlights the importance of repeated safe practice during real mealtimes.
Pediatric Feeding Disorder: Consensus Definition
A landmark paper that provides a clear consensus definition and conceptual framework for Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD), addressing its medical, nutritional, skill-based, and psychosocial impacts.
Tube Weaning in Children: A Systematic Review
This review summarizes effective interventions and strategies for transitioning children from tube feeding to oral feeding while maintaining adequate nutrition and growth.
Breastfeeding the Infant with Medical Complexity
Practical guidance for supporting breastfeeding in infants with medical complexities, oral motor challenges, and other conditions that impact feeding success.
Effects of Oral Motor Therapy on Swallowing
Practical guidance for supporting breastfeeding in infants with medical complexities, oral motor challenges, and other conditions that impact feeding success.
