Handout

Filtering Out Feeding Misinformation: A Social Media Guide for Parents

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Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages

Population:

Pediatric

Discipline:

SLP

Diagnosis:

Feeding and Swallowing

References:

  • Diehm, E. A., & Hall-Mills, S. (2023). Like, comment, and share: Speech-language pathologists’ use of social media for clinical decision making. Seminars in Speech and Language, 44(03), 139–154.
  • Pennycook, G., & Rand, D. G. (2019). Lazy, not biased: Susceptibility to partisan fake news is better explained by lack of reasoning than by motivated reasoning. Cognition. Advance online publication.
  • Wang, Y., McKee, M., Torbica, A., & Stuckler, D. (2019). Systematic literature review on the spread of health-related misinformation on social media. Social Science & Medicine, 240, 1–12.

Social media has become one of the most accessible ways for parents to gain information. Many clinicians and researchers utilize the platform to discuss feeding interventions with inconsistent use of evidence to support the claims being made. This resource helps parents learn to filter out misinformation. This printable handout is for speech-language pathologists working with pediatric patients, covering Feeding and Swallowing. Print Resource, US Letter, 2 pages. Members can view and print it.

Use this resource when a patient, family, or colleague asks:

  • How do I help parents evaluate feeding advice they see on social media?
  • What should I teach caregivers about identifying feeding misinformation online?
  • How can I guide families to make evidence based decisions about pediatric feeding?

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