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Reframing Progress with Feeding

April 30, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Help families recognize meaningful feeding progress beyond bites and food counts. This handout helps therapists shift the conversation toward reduced stress, increased tolerance, and growing curiosity around food.
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Why Adolescence is Developmentally Wired for Disorganization

April 30, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This resource reframes adolescent disorganization from a behavioral deficit to a natural byproduct of a brain optimized for exploration and identity formation. It provides therapists with a neuro-informed framework to help parents shift from frustrating power struggles toward a stance of developmental mentorship and supportive scaffolding.
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Barrier Matching Game: Fine Motor + Descriptive Language

April 30, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
A collaborative barrier game that encourages students to practice describing, listening, and problem-solving while matching picture halves they cannot see. Therapists can use this activity to target expressive language, comprehension, and communication repair while incorporating cutting, visual scanning, and turn-taking.
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The Developing Hand: Carpal Bone Ossification

March 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This handout helps therapists clearly explain the structural differences between the infant and adult airway in a way families can understand. Use it during feeding or swallowing discussions to connect anatomy to real-world function and support collaborative, informed decision-making.
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PICU Environmental Mapping

March 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This family-facing handout helps parents identify small, realistic environmental adjustments in the PICU that can reduce sensory overload and support regulation during long hospital stays.
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The Suck–Swallow–Breathe Brainstem Reflex

March 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This handout helps therapists clearly explain how the suck–swallow–breathe reflex is controlled by the brainstem and why feeding coordination can be disrupted. It gives clinicians a simple, visual way to normalize feeding challenges and support calm, informed conversations with families.
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Basic Anatomy: The Infant vs. Adult Airway

March 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This handout helps therapists clearly explain the structural differences between the infant and adult airway in a way families can understand. Use it during feeding or swallowing discussions to connect anatomy to real-world function and support collaborative, informed decision-making.
This content is only available to members.