Having a child diagnosed with aspiration or pharyngeal dysphagia can be overwhelming, daunting, and discouraging. With one set of answers comes another set of challenges and questions. If your child can’t have thin liquids, it’s obvious that you’ll need to avoid water and juice… but what else is considered a thin liquid? Some of these might surprise you!
Pediatric Sensory Based Feeding Disorders
How to recognize the signs of a pediatric sensory based feeding disorder When babies begin to drink and eat foods, sometimes they have some signs…
Children and picky eating
You can expect a young child to have picky eating habits when trying new foods. But where do you draw the line between its something they will grow out of and when to seek help?
Childhood Dysphagia
Dysphagia is a medical term for trouble swallowing. Your child may have problems swallowing certain foods or liquids, or can’t swallow at all. Other signs of dysphagia are coughing or choking when eating and drinking. When food or liquids can’t pass easily from your child’s mouth into the throat, down the esophagus, and into the stomach when swallowing they can bring food back up, sometimes through the nose.