Christmas is such a delicious nourishing eating time for most people (eg prawns, ham, yummy salads and our Aussie pav – what could be better!). However for fussy eaters, it can be an anxiety filled situation where parents feel pressured to either force their child to eat like everyone else or find themselves defending their […]
Year: 2013
Choking vs gagging – when do I need to be worried as a parent?
Quick – help him, he is choking!! Do you feel like you are saying this inside your head or even out aloud with your toddler during meals? It is a very common fear especially for first time mums. I know when my toddler gagged at 6 months, I had two voices speaking inside my head […]
The importance of good positioning during mealtimes
The importance of good positioning during mealtimes I am so excited to have my colleague from The Little Foodies team, Rachel Elliott (Ability Focus Occupational Therapy) write a guest blog post on the importance of positioning during meals. Occupational Therapists (OT) and Speech Pathologists (SP) work quite closely together particularly with feeding issues. I know […]
Reading books with your child
I’ve been having lots of conversations about books with my patients this week – what age to introduce them, when and how. Books are wonderful times to communicate with your child. It also gives your child plenty of time to communicate with you too- books don’t disappear like speech and in fact the pictures supplement your words which […]
The link between eating and speaking
Another guest blog post and I'm so honoured to have done this one for the One Handed Cooks. Check out my blog post here: http://onehandedcooks.com.au/the-links-between-eating-and-speaking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-links-between-eating-and-speaking
The role of a Speech Pathologist in feeding difficulties
I was so lucky to be asked to do a guest blog post for The Mummy Project, check out the blog post here: http://themummyproject.com/the-role-of-a-speech-pathologist-in-feeding-difficulties/
My top 5 toddler feeding equipment
Every time I visit a family home for a feeding assessment for their child, I frequently turn up with my box of “tricks” – basically a box of feeding bottles, cups, bowls, spoons and random food items. You never know when you might need to try something…. Yes, I do buy a lot of baby feeding […]
Banana pancakes anyone?
I love making pancakes for my family on the weekend. And if I’m awake enough, I usually double the recipe and make smaller pancakes to take for morning tea during the week. Fresh pancakes are great for toddlers because you can mash the banana if they are still learning to chew or if you want […]
Healthy muffin recipe for toddlers (and learning to chew bubs)
When treating toddlers with chewing difficulties, I always struggle with “easy to chew” snack ideas. There are only so many cruskits and sweet biscuits you can have and the reality is that most families will have a combination of fruits, cheeses, yoghurts with the occasional muffin as snack options. So my goal was to make […]
Tongue Ties – will it affect your child’s feeding skills and speech skills?
Babies with tongue ties (medically termed as “Ankyloglossia”) are one of the common referrals Paediatric Feeding Speech Pathologists get. They are usually diagnosed at birth and regardless of feeding method, most mothers worry about the impact of their baby’s tongue tie on feeding and speech development. Source of picture: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/medical/IM04660 Is it common? The incidence of […]