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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:...

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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...

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The SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) approach to feeding

What a week! I have just finished a basic and advanced series on the SOS (Sequential-Oral-Sensory) approach to feeding. This program was developed and taught to us by Dr Kay Toomey (Psychologist) and...

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Have you heard about the “Little Foodies” team?

Who are they? It is a team of very experienced therapists trained in SOS (sequential-oral-sensory) feeding protocol. It consists of: Emma Langham (Principal of ‘The Jacaranda Centre’) is a Clinical...

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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...

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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...

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How to help a child with fussy eating survive the Christmas family meals

Christmas is such a delicious time for most people (eg prawns, ham, salad and our Aussie pav – what could be better!). However for fussy eaters, it can be an anxiety filled situation where parents feel...

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Feeding therapy – which one is best?

Okay, it’s been a bugbear of mine for a while and this morning, I felt like discussing a controversial topic…. There will always be waves of popularity with feeding techniques in Australia but...

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Australian Doctor article – raising awareness about the role of a Speech...

AUSTRALIAN DOCTOR CASE STUDY ARTICLE – Published in their magazine on 18th April 2014. Permission given to also have my article available on my website. On referral Lachlan, a 13-month- old infant was...

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Do you offer dessert if your child doesn’t finish their dinner?

It’s been a while since I blogged and I apologise for that. Life got busy, in particular, my clinics got super busy and after a crazy term 2 of completely full clinic days, a waiting list, several...

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Stop the power struggles at meals – why I like buffet style meals

Thank you for the awesome response to my last blog post on “dessert after dinner?”, the Facebook post had 24 shares and over 4000 views – this is obviously a topic parents want to talk about. so I...

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Do you believe everything you read?

Do you believe everything you read? I hope the answer is “no”. But if you’re like me, then sometimes as a parent I get caught up in the hype and forget what was drilled into me at university. Who wrote...

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Reducing the mealtime battles and fussy eating –‘Division of responsibility’...

As you know I recently attended the 3 day Ellyn Satter Australian tour in early September looking at The Feeding Relationship and Eating Competence. The 3 days were great and I have preached her wise...

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Part 2: Reducing mealtime battles and improving fussy eating.

Part 2 – As you know, one month ago I started following Ellyn Satter’s division of responsibility principles to the letter and you would have seen in my first post, the videos of what “not to do” and...

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Drooling… dribbling… when is it normal in children and when to seek help?

The official definition of drooling/dribbling is the unintentional loss of saliva from the mouth. Drooling normally starts around 18-24 months of age. But parents will often report an increase in...

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Are you pressuring your child to eat? Then read this please…

Oh it’s been a while since I’ve blogged and I apologise to you all. My practice has been super busy with new and current referrals and well family life is just always busy – but whose life isn’t right?...

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Nipple confusion – fact or fiction?

Nipple confusion – fact or fiction? Being a feeding therapist and Speech Pathologist has lots of advantages, one of them being that friends often text me for feeding advice or to ask baby feeding...

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I’m worried that my fussy eater isn’t getting enough iron…

As you know, I recently wrote a blog post on chewing difficulties and fussy eaters for the lovely Kyla from Mealtime Building Blocks in Perth. And as part of our blogging exchange, she agreed to write...

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One Handed Cooks book review – top 5 reasons why I love this book!

Good morning! Well you already know my readers that I am a fan of the One Handed Cooks blog and when a little birdie told me last year that they were writing a book I had to get my hands on this hot...

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Fussy eating is not the “new normal”– keep that glass half full and wait for...

Oh how wonderful it was to have 7 days away on a family break. This was my view where I spent many afternoons reading and thinking. One of the things that I dwelled upon was how far my Mr 8 has come in...

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