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Feeding Difficulties - Ability vs Motivation
November 18, 2009 11:49 PM by Wendy Hof

One of the most challenging things when it comes to working with a family who has a child who "won't eat" is figuring out how much of it may be due to the child's inability to eat (sensory problems, physical problems, processing disorders, etc) and how Read More...

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Tuesday Tidbit (tadbit tardy) - Finger Feeding help
November 3, 2009 11:14 PM by Wendy Hof

One of the challenges of working with toddlers and their independent self-feeding skills is that you are sometimes challenged to work with a toddler who doesn't have the skills to be independent but is at that age where they are striving to do it all Read More...

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Tuesday Tidbit - The Spit Cup
October 19, 2009 11:42 PM by Wendy Hof

When it comes to picky eaters one of the biggest challenges we have as therapists is getting the child to even taste something. There is, of course, an entire protocol to getting a sensory defensive child to allow food to be 1) in the room, 2) on the Read More...

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Tuesday tidbit - the Nuk Brush.
September 13, 2009 11:57 PM by Wendy Hof

How many of you have used a Nuk brush when working with your pediatric patients? Do you use it just to "wake up" their mouths or do you use it in other ways as well? As I have gained experience in the pediatric area and especially the oral motor/feeding Read More...

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Learning to Use a Straw - Honey Bear Cup vs Juice Box
September 2, 2009 11:17 PM by Wendy Hof

One of the things that interested me the most about becoming an Occupational Therapist was that we could look outside the box when it came to figuring out how to help the people we worked with. I loved how OT's are considered to be creative and innoventive Read More...

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