Pediatric Feeding: Supporting Caregivers Supports Progress

Video Runtime: 53 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 31 Minutes

This course gives you the clinical competence to assess and treat pediatric feeding disorders secondary to structural, sensory-based, and experience-based difficulties. At the completion of this course, you will be able to identify tongue-ties in relation to feeding difficulties and walk your clients through the recovery process. This pediatric feeding disorders course will help you think about each client’s individual differences in order to best serve your clients using neurodiverse-affirming care. This course will review sensory differences in relation to feeding and will discuss evidence-based strategies to walk with your client to gain a better introspection surrounding food. Parent education is crucial when working with feeding clients. This course will give you the confidence and knowledge to appropriately guide parents on ways to support feeding progress with their children.

Learning Objectives

• Prioritize caregiver counseling skills through a whole-child approach to meet each family with empathy and to combat parent/caregiver anxiety
• Recommend supervision requirements during food selection to promote oral motor development
• Recommend age-appropriate feeding and play interventions that support the progression of oral motor skills
• Formulate a parent/caregiver education program that reviews the signs of readiness for starting solids, recommendations on food presentation, and engaging ways to increase interest level