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Clinical intervention for feeding difficulties in early infancy
What are the early feeding problems?
What is the meaning of an eating problem?
Types of difficulties
Types of difficulties
Types of difficulties
Types of difficulties
How does a clinician intervene with a feeding problem?
Evaluation of eating behavior?
How does a clinician intervene?
How does a clinician intervene?
How does a clinician intervene?
How does a clinician intervene?
Evaluation of the “total child”
Evaluation of “total child”
Evaluation of the “total child”
Evaluation of interaction with caregiver
Caregiving factors
Caregiving factors
Evaluation of “ecological”factors
Interventions
I The baby does not suck well.
II. Not suck well..
Facilitate sucking
Facilitate sucking
Early sucking difficulties
The baby does not focus on eating
Lack of focus on eating
Lack of focus on eating
Lack of focus on eating
Intervention
Intervention
Intervention
Intervention
The toddler only wants to eat milk or liquid foods
Assess other areas of functioning
Intervention
Intervention.
Intervention
Intervention
Intervention
Intervention
The baby makes himself gag or vomit frequently
Intervention for induced vomiting
Intervention
Intervention
Intervention
The baby eats non-edible items, I.e. Pica
Intervention
Intervention
Intervention
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