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Children with feeding tubes or complex feeding challenges struggle with eating but are also at greater risk for long term difficulties with both eating and self-regulation. Heidi and Jeni of Thrive by Spectrum Pediatrics will share the way their team helps families and children with building trust and enjoyment of food. They will explain the use of hunger and other internal motivations to eat, and the benefits of responsive feeding. They will use case studies and outcome data to demonstrate how the improved relationship with food facilitates improved oral skills, increased autonomy and independence with eating, and decreased tube-dependency or adult-directed eating. If you feel stuck in working with children who seem fearful of food or have no desire to eat, then this course is for you!
The good news is that there are decades of research on what it takes to develop a healthy relationship with food and how to foster autonomy and independence that applies to all children, even those with special needs or those who have never eaten before.
This event is a 4-part series, meeting on:
Tuesdays February 2, 9, 16, 23 2021, 6:00-8:00 pm CST. Participants must attend all event inn order to receive ANY IL EI credits.
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