The Manual of Paediatric Feeding Practice

• Provides practical and accessible assessment, therapy and management tools for children with feeding difficulties.
• Intended for use in clinics, the manual is problem led and pragmatic in its approach.
• Organised in an efficient A-Z format so that required topics can be quickly and easily located.
• Provides photocopiable checklists and assessments to hand to parents, teachers and others working with the child.

Age: 0-16

Reviews

"I would recommend this book to add to any department's resources, both acute and outpatient. It is easy to access, and gives good checklists and guidelines for those new to the feeding field"
RCSLT Bulletin

Chapters

• Aspiration
• Behaviour and communication
• The cheeks
• Chewing
• Cleft lip and palate
• Cup drinking
• Food consistency
• Gagging and choking
• The jaw
• The lips
• Multiple impairment
• Nutritional intake
• Oro-facial sensation and tone
• Positioning
• Pre-feeding
• Preparation
• Reduced endurance
• Reflux
• Respiration
• Saliva control
• Spoon feeding
• The suck
• The swallow
• The tongue
• Tracheostomy
• Tube to oral feeding
• Videofluoroscopy.