Pediatric Feeding: Foundational Knowledge

Course overview

This course will include technical terms and definitions of oral phase motor patterns and pharyngeal phase swallowing. After this course, you will have an appropriate understanding of what typical feeding and oral motor development looks like in children. This section includes pertinent information about red flags that can be observed in the case history review to help guide the plan of care in relation to structure-based, sensory-based, experienced-based, or a combination of different pediatric feeding difficulties.