One of the most rewarding parts of our job is being part of a tube-weaning team for a child that is learning to eat! What does that mean? Many of our patients have feeding tubes to help them get adequate nutrition for growth and development. A feeding
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Do you talk to your kids about poop? It’s a tricky subject, but it’s important to be able to talk about digestive health. In today’s video, Betsy explains why you need to ask your kids about their digestion, how to have the conversation, when to know
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Infant Formula – How to Choose – Feed to Succeed Podcast Season 4, Episode 4 Amanda Gordon, infant nutrition expert and lactation consultant, returns to join an animated discussion with Betsy and Jen about choosing which infant formula is right for your baby. With so many choices
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In this week’s kids’ nutrition Ask Amanda column, pediatric dietitian Amanda Gordon answers the question: What are good recipes to get vegetables into picky eaters? Following are 6 suggestions, the first being the most important: Suggestion 1: Don’t Trick Them. Try not to hide vegetables in your child’s meals and
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As we approach the holiday season, we look forward to time with family and friends, gift exchanges and sharing memories and traditions. And of course, there’s all of the food–which for parents of children with food allergies can also bring a time to worry. Is the food safe?
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The winter months and holidays make it challenging to stay active. However, engaging in physical activity at a young age can help children develop lifelong habits of being physically active. We recommend kids are active 60 minutes per day, which helps promote a healthy weight and heart,
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Early Intervention (EI) is a state-run program that provides various services/therapies for children ages 0-3 years. The mission statement is “to assure that families who have infants and toddlers, birth to three, with diagnosed disabilities, developmental delays or substantial risk of significant delays receive resources and supports
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How much vegetable do infants need? Find out in this week’s “Ask Amanda,” column. Ask Amanda is our weekly virtual Q and A forum brought to you by Feed to Succeed’s expert Northshore dietitian Amanda Gordon. Q: My 10-month-old likes to eat. We offer him table foods
Read more →Parenting a Child with Peanut Allergies – Feed to Succeed Podcast Bonus Material Join Betsy Hjelmgren as she chats with Julia Marquardt, Feed to Succeed’s office manager extraordinaire and mother of three. Listen to Julia’s firsthand experience living with a child with severe peanut allergy, as Julia
Read more →How to Plant a Garden With Kids – Feed to Succeed Podcast Season 1, Episode 11 It’s April, which should be the start of gardening season in the Chicago-land area–but under the long spell of winter, everything is delayed. Join Jen and Betsy’s lively discussion about involving
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