by JLDTHERAPY | Oct 4, 2017 | Feeding, Parenting, Pediatric Therapy
The American Academy of Pediatrics states is safer to start preparing for solids at around six months of age. For the first six months babies only want to have milk, but after around the sixth-month mark, they naturally get the desire to eat solid foods. In the first...
by JLDTHERAPY | Sep 27, 2017 | Feeding, Parenting, Pediatric Therapy
So, you’re interested in giving your baby real food and skipping all the purees? Baby-led weaning (BLW) is where you expose babies to a variety of different foods without them being mashed or pureed. The reason that most parents decide to do this method vs baby food...
by Jennifer Davis | Oct 22, 2015 | Feeding, Parenting, Pediatric Therapy
It Shouldn’t Hurt to Eat: An Introduction to Feeding and Swallowing Disorders Stop and take a minute to think about eating. How many times a day do you eat? How often are your social gatherings centered around food; breakfast with your family, lunch with friends,...
by Jennifer Davis | Oct 15, 2015 | Feeding, Parenting
Teal Pumpkin Project Who else has recently heard of “The Teal Pumpkin Project”? While I do love the color teal, I wanted to know more about what this new movement was and whether I should join others in painting one of my pumpkins teal. In 2014, the Food and Allergy...
