by Rebecca | Jun 6, 2023 | Blog
Speech and Language Therapists play a crucially important role in the feeding therapy team, we have expanded our service to now include speech and language therapy to our Multidisciplinary feeding team. Speech and Language Therapists tend to predominately support...
by Rebecca | May 15, 2023 | Blog
Paediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) Diagnostic Assessments This month is Paediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) awareness month. PFD is defined as impaired oral intake that is not age-appropriate, and is associated with medical, nutritional, feeding skill, and/or...
by Rebecca | Mar 14, 2023 | Blog
Parental Mental Health Month The month of March brings awareness to Parental Mental Health, a hugely important topic, particularly regarding raising a child experiencing Paediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD). A quote from Feeding Matters, an organization raising awareness...
by Rebecca | Feb 16, 2023 | Blog
Children with Fussy Eating and/or Paediatric Feeding Disorder (and their parents) can find the school lunch box a place of worry, stress, and uncertainty. Are there going to be foods that I know I can eat? Are my teachers and peers going to ask me how much I...
by Rebecca | Jan 17, 2023 | Blog
When do I need feeding therapy? What flags should I look out for? When is it more than just Fussy Eating? These are frequently asked questions parents are asking as to when feeding therapy is needed. For some of our tamariki their feeding therapy journey begins very...
