40 episodes
More Than Picky: Food Chaining with Cheri Fraker, CCC/SLP Cheri Fraker, CCC/SLP
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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Cheri Fraker, CCC/SLP, is an ASHA certified pediatric speech language pathologist and oral feeding specialist. Cheri teaches the listener about her PreChaining and Food Chaining therapy programs, she provides many tips for parents and therapists, and explains how to treat infants and children struggling with severe feeding and swallowing problems. Cheri discusses complex treatment programs to avoid or reducing the severity of the most challenging pediatric feeding disorders. Cheri also offers mentoring services in season 2, sharing her thirty seven years of experience with the audience.
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Picky for Years? Chaining Therapy for ARFID and Extreme Selectivity
What do I DO in my therapy sessions? I find “the daily calm” and help the kids relax. I teach them how to learn about a food with their senses. I teach them how to crumb and achieve a test bite and then I teach them the varying motor plans when eating new foods. I teach them about the rating scales and developing advanced eating skills. We look at the few foods they may eat now and then, and we try to eat them more frequently, expanding the core. I help them learn to rate new food experiences in the real world. I respect those ratings. I respect their yes and no responses. We develop the skills in order to double the core diet over and over. It is fun, it is freeing and it works.
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ARFID
Let’s talk about Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. There are several types of ARFID and Food Chaining can be a very effective tool for treating children, adolescents or any individual experiencing the challenges of ARFID. A customized Food Chaining program is a great way to change a life and open a child up to being able to enjoy new experiences with food.
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Treatment of a two-year-old with a history of extreme prematurity and dysphagia
The feeding team evaluation and the oh so important first treatment sessions of the plan are discussed. This is the case history of a two-year-old born at 24 weeks. This child is a preemie grad with failure to thrive and aspiration of liquids. How do you start? Who needs to see the child? What does the home program look like? What other referrals do you need? Expand your team PreChaining therapy approach to meet the needs of the child and family. This episode is full of multidisciplinary ideas to add to your treatment program and I share ideas about how to expand the treatment program over time. Thanks for listening and Happy Chaining!
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The Art of Food Chaining: New Foods
New without No! This podcast teaches the listener how to structure mealtimes, prepare the parents for their part following the home program and how to set the right tone at the table. This episode is full of tips to help you learn how to successfully offer new foods using a Food Chaining program. Sample Food Chains are discussed. I also discuss mastering the simple, elegant art of Food Chaining and expanding the diet with joy.
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Case Study: 6 Months Old with Severe Gagging. Picky or Problem Eating?
This episode discusses how to complete your evaluation and set up successful transitions to spoon and cup and stop gagging from occurring. You can let the child treat their own problem! Self directed oral motor is always the best plan! Let’s talk about PreChaining!
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Part 3: Three Years Old with Only One Food in the Diet
Part 3 discusses advancing your Food Chaining program to more solid foods for the child who has no core diet. The 6 steps and principles of the Pre and Food Chaining programs are explained in detail.
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Customer Reviews
SO thankful I found this!
This is the show I’ve needed! My 8 year old son is currently in food therapy (for the past 4-5 months) and making very little progress. I’ve been spinning my wheels and just wishing for a more systematic approach than what we are currently receiving. I love how Cheri breaks things down and explains how to approach therapy with joy. She breaks therapy down step by step, and I now feel like I can support my son better on my own at home. Buying her book immediately!