05/01/2026
🍼🍴Feeding Fact Friday 🍴🍼
Pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders can affect a child’s nutrition, growth, and participation in family mealtimes (Goday, et. al 2019).
Signs that may warrant a feeding evaluation can include:
🗣️Frequent coughing or choking during meals
🤮 Excessive gagging or vomiting during meals
🥣Difficulty transitioning to new textures
⏰Extremely long mealtimes
🙊Food refusal or limited food variety
🤒 Recurrent upper respiratory infections
😓Stressful mealtimes for the child or family
🌟Remember that you know your child best. Trust your observations and don’t hesitate to bring concerns to your pediatrician.
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PARENT RESOURCES:
• Feeding Matters Screener: https://questionnaire.feedingmatters.org
• It’s Not Picky Eating: https://itsnotpickyeating.org
REFERENCES:
Goday, P. S., Huh, S. Y., Silverman, A., Lukens, C. T., Dodrill, P., Cohen, S. S., Delaney, A. L., Feuling, M. B., Noel, R. J., Gisel, E., Kenzer, A., Kessler, D. B., Kraus de Camargo, O., Browne, J., & Phalen, J. A. (2019). Pediatric Feeding Disorder: Consensus Definition and Conceptual Framework. Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 68(1), 124–129. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0000000000002188
Lefton-Greif, M. A. (2008). Pediatric dysphagia. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 19(4), 837–851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmr.2008.05.007
