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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 - Olfactory defensive behaviors
October 27, 2009 11:49 PM by Wendy Hof
Hi All! Sorry I did not post on Friday – I was a bit under the weather with a stomach bug. Thankfully it didn’t last more than 48 hours but that is one of the “hazards” of working with children for a living – you are bound to catch something every now Read More...
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Rain, Rain ... go out and play ..
October 16, 2009 6:33 PM by Wendy Hof
It's been raining here for the past couple of days. Yesterday was a cold rain but today it was warmer and more of a drizzle. I have been off on vacation in the Lancaster, PA area with my sister and mom. We've been exploring, shopping and just having a 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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A Couple Quick Questions ...
August 2, 2009 11:10 PM by Wendy Hof
I apologize for disappearing for a couple months but I am now back and will be working on getting the Pediatric Perspective back to twice a week blog entries. I thought I would start off with a couple questions I have been wondering about and I am hoping Read More...
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Seminar Recommendation - Nutrition and kids on the spectrum
May 4, 2009 9:32 AM by Wendy Hof
As a pediatric COTA I find it hard to locate seminars that will be inexpensive and informative. I have had my fair share of ones that have promised to show me how to do this and that and help with a number of different strategies and objectives that have Read More...
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Special Toys for Special Kids
March 23, 2009 11:57 PM by Wendy Hof
Last weekend I had to run into Toys*R*Us to pick up a birthday present for a party my son was attending. I am not a good shopper. I don't like to wander around the store looking at this or that - I much prefer to just know what I want to get, go into Read More...
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