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Why Choosing a Speech and Language Therapist for Your Child's Feeding Needs is Key
As a parent, ensuring that your child is well-nourished and thriving is one of the most fundamental and heartfelt responsibilities you...
Laura Bottiglieri
Sep 9, 20244 min read
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The impact of poor sleep on Children's Mealtime Engagement - thinking ahead to a school routine
The Impact of Poor Sleep on Children's Mealtime Engagement When we think about the daily challenges of parenting, mealtime struggles...
Laura Bottiglieri
Aug 26, 20245 min read
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Free school meals updated advice for children with disabilities and/or struggling to access free school meals.
The new UK government guidance on free school meals, specifically addressing the needs of disabled children, marks a significant step...
Laura Bottiglieri
Aug 19, 20244 min read
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Behaviour and food refusal... The lesser discussed cause and contributor to children's eating difficulties.
Behaviour doesn't necessarily imply negativity or that your child is misbehaving. The term behavior is a noun that refers to the way in...
Laura Bottiglieri
Aug 12, 20245 min read
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Navigating the Sensory Overload: Preparing Your Child for the School Dining Hall
Starting school is a monumental milestone for any child, and among the many new experiences they will encounter, the school dining hall...
Laura Bottiglieri
Jul 29, 20243 min read
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"Consistency is key" - believe the cliche when it comes to overcoming children's eating challenges.
While we are spending the summer looking at strategies to prepare your child with eating & drinking difficulties for starting school, I...
Laura Bottiglieri
Jul 22, 20243 min read
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Unpacking school packed lunches. Are they really necessary and what should be in them?
'Packed lunch', 'pack-up', 'lunch box', 'cold dinner', 'home food' - whatever you call it we are talking about food brought into school...
Laura Bottiglieri
Jul 15, 20246 min read
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Starting school with eating and drinking difficulties
This one's for the caregivers of pre-schoolers. Is your little one starting school September 2024? Are you concerned they might struggle...
Laura Bottiglieri
Jul 8, 20244 min read
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The power of positioning at mealtimes. The what, why and how of helping children learn to sit and stay at the table.
One of the biggest barriers I hear from care gives trying to weaning or even with their toddlers and older children is the chair. They...
Laura Bottiglieri
Jun 24, 20245 min read
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To baby-led wean or not..
If you've ever met a baby you know they are all completely different. There are a million and one guide books but in practice there is...
Laura Bottiglieri
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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Weaning reset - what to do when weaning doesn't go to plan
One of the biggest lessons I've learned as a Feeding Specialist, is that I mustn't assume everyone will know what I'm talking about. I've...
Laura Bottiglieri
Jun 10, 20247 min read
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Why bottle aversion doesn't have to be a battle:
Bottle aversion is an extremely common theme amongst parents and caregivers. It rears it's challenging head in clinic on such a high...
Laura Bottiglieri
Jun 3, 20246 min read
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"Understanding Successful Infant Feeds: How to Advocate for You and Your Baby"
One of the biggest things that I've come to learn as a clinician and now also as a parent is that there is no such thing as common sense....
Laura Bottiglieri
May 27, 20246 min read
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What you need to know about Dysphagia
What is it? I think it’s really important to iron out what Dysphagia actually means. You may have come across the term when being...
Laura Bottiglieri
May 13, 20244 min read
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The success of Sunday lunch
It's Sunday, we are visiting family and a roast dinner is in the oven, doesn't get much better than that!! In the midst of the baby being...
Laura Bottiglieri
May 6, 20244 min read
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The milk melting pot
Milk is on my mind this week. I went into parenthood with no expectations for the type of method of feeding milk to my baby. As an SLT...
Laura Bottiglieri
May 2, 20243 min read
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What's in a mealtime? Understanding the dynamics to improve your experience of mealtimes at home.
Mealtimes are a fact of life. They happen around 3 times a day every day for almost the entirety of a lifetime for nearly everyone on the...
Laura Bottiglieri
Apr 29, 20243 min read
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What on earth is a Speech and Language Therapist?
Hey! Thank you for landing on my page! Welcome! I've never written a blog before so bear with me. Introductions first, my name is Laura...
Laura Bottiglieri
Apr 23, 20244 min read
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