The Center for Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing

We are so excited to be excepted into this very much needed program! They say it better then I do. "The Center for Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing is the first of it's kind in New Jersey. St. Joseph's Children's Hospital offers a unique, methodical, and multidisciplinary approach to the assessment and treatment for pediatric feeding and swallowing. It is designed to focus on the medical, motor, and learned patterns that often accompany this dysfunction." They have helped so many children with extensive feeding problems we feel very blessed and we know that Alisha will do very well there.

We also want to help put the word out about this great program. It is a big hope of ours to get the information to others who need the same help. We wouldn't have known about this program ourselves if not for the kindness of others sharing the information with us.

"Feeding issues affect approximately 25-40% of children, from newborns to adolescents. Approximately 80% of children with developmental disabilities have a feeding problem. Feeding and swallowing problems are symptoms often associated with complex medical diagnoses. The mission of the Center for Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing is to provide a collaborative medical, motor, and learning-based approach to children with complex feeding and swallowing difficulties."

There is a great need for what these people do. If you would like more information go to www.feedingcenter.org