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Families Are Waiting Months for Help—Kids Don't Have Time for That

25 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment of her YouTube video, Hallie Bulkin highlights a critical gap in pediatric therapy services: families often endure months—or even over a year—waiting for care, while clinicians who could help are hesitant because they lack confidence in managing these cases. To bridge this divide, Bulkin describes the "Feed the Peds" initiative, which has trained more than 2,700 speech‑language pathologists (SLPs) and occupational therapists (OTs). These clinicians now recognize pediatric issues more accurately, think through cases clearly, and guide families toward effective interventions, thereby reducing wait times and improving outcomes.

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families, they were waiting months, sometimes over a year for help, and these kids don't have time to wait. And at that same time, we had clinicians who could help but who were holding back because they just didn't feel confident yet. So kids were waiting, clinicians were hesitating, and that gap, that's what we're solving. Okay, and what this has grown into is a group of clinicians. We've got a group of over I've mentioned to over 2,700 SLPs, OTs that have taken Feed the Peds, who have stepped into this mission with us, who are part of our community and our movement. And these clinicians have learned how to recognize what's actually going on and think through cases clearly and guide families in a meaningful way. And that's what you are doing now.