For many families, mealtimes can be a battle. Trying to get kids to try something outside the endless cycle of chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese can feel like a never-ending negotiation. But ...

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Pediatric Feeding Disorder Affects 1 in 37 Children Under Age 5 in the U.S. ROCKVILLE, Md., May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Many young children have difficulty eating in their first few years of life, but ...

Seeing a child receive the diagnosis "failure to thrive" can be painful for parents. There's a new diagnosis available called pediatric feeding disorder. It allows treatments, medications, therapies, ...

PHOENIX — Like most kids, little Ari Flicek loves cookies. Like most moms, Athena Flicek is happy to see him eating fruits and vegetables. But unlike most families, the Flicek’s long struggled to get ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - When Nolan Milligan was six months old, his mother, Katelyn, said he was hesitant to try solid foods. “We started giving him tastes of what we had, but we noticed that once ...

Pediatric gastrostomy tube feeding is an essential intervention for children who are unable to meet their nutritional needs via oral intake alone. This procedure, which involves the surgical placement ...

Hidden beneath her clothing, a feeding tube has helped deliver essential nutrients to Paige Stuntz for the first two years of her life. Born with cleft lip and palate, Paige had difficulty feeding ...

Critically ill patients are exceedingly vulnerable; critically ill pediatric patients, even more so. A myriad of factors can impact their condition. Of all of the possible considerations, it might ...

Pediatric feeding disorder can affect a child's health and result in serious issues. To help, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is sharing free resources for parents and ...