Episode 306: Ped Feeding 101 #podcast #speechtherapy #feedingtherapy #feeding #peds

If we can prevent any aversions. That's always a huge goal in feeding therapy. But if the aversions are already present, then we're going to want to address those. Right. And aversions or any difficulties surrounding the relationship with food. We want to promote healthier eating habits, but first we have to make sure that we build rapport with the patient, and then the patient starts to trust us. So they know we're never going to ask them to do anything that might be be detrimental to their nervous system, really. And so it is really important that in order to understand it deeper, we get we dive into continuing education and, or we seek guidance, you know, mentorship from other professionals, like speech language pathologists who are in the feeding space, maybe an occupational therapist, you know, feeding specialists in general.