When I first started working with Max (not his real name) and his parents, I knew it was not going to be easy. Max was 3 years old, was not gaining weight we...

So... we're sure you've been waiting with bated breathe to see how feeding therapy helped get Ella back on track, and her family on board with cue based/ res...

Feeding therapy and infants- how to use responsive feeding

Responsive feeding is the practice of listening to a baby's communication about hunger or being full, then responding warmly and consistently by offering foo...

Calling all feeding therapists: for those of you who are newer to feeding therapy, or maybe primarily work in the picky eating realm (or are a curious parent...

Happy Occupational Therapy month to our OT family out there! And to all our non-OT followers, many of you know that we (Kim & Kary) are proud pediatric occup...

Been thinking a lot about anxiety this week. It seems rampant and we (Kary & Kim) are not immune. We wanted to acknowledge and normalize that. Our amygdala (...

Put picky eating behind you with this simple act: Family meals We’ve talked about this simple yet powerful “intervention” for picky eating in the past and w...

In these chaotic, unprecedented and scary times we keep coming back to a basic truth: There is A LOT that we have no control over. There are many things you ...

MYTH FIVE: “ You should serve baby food and kid food to your kids.” The idea that we NEED "baby food" or "kid food" is the myth here. There are many reasons w...

MYTH FOUR: “You should start with rice cereal.” FALSE According to the American Academy of Pediatrics: "For most babies it does not matter what the first sol...

MYTH THREE: “Start slow. Only give your baby ONE new food at a time and give the SAME food for 3-5 days in a row.” FALSE Although many medical professionals ...

MYTH TWO: “When introducing solids avoid foods that might cause an allergy- like eggs peanuts, strawberries, and seafood.” FALSE The research is pretty solid...

We are going to go through 5 different myths of introducing solids and feeding an infant in the next few posts. Let's start with one of our favorites becaus...

We are pediatric Occupational Therapists and we started Feeders and Growers with a mission to change how medical professionals are educated in pediatric feed...

1. We are two pediatric occupational therapists with extensive training in infant and childhood feeding. We meet working at Children’s Hospital Los Angels an...