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Semin Speech Lang 1997; 18(1): 51-70
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1064062
© 1997 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Behavioral Issues and Implications with Pediatric Feeding Disorders

Joan C. Arvedson
  • Speech-Language-Hearing Department, Children's Hospital of Buffalo; Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; and Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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15 May 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Behavioral and interactional aspects of feeding problems are considered within a “total” child approach. Basic principles and guidelines for optimal feeding relationships are presented within a developmental framework. Factors that can underlie behavioral components are discussed. Children with limited appetites and food refusal typically demonstrate poor weight gain, or even weight loss, and are diagnosed as failure to thrive (FTT). Management of their food avoidance is designed to make the eating process enjoyable and nutritionally adequate.

KEY WORDS

failure to thrive - caregiver-child relations - dysphagia - behavior

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