Blog Category: Feeding

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Feeding Concerns

Helping Parents and Caregivers with Feeding Concerns

If you’re concerned about your infant or toddler’s feeding—whether it’s trouble latching, gagging on solids, or food aversions—our Early Intervention Services team is here to help. In this video, speech-language pathologist Natalie Howard, MS, CCC-SLP, shares how our experienced therapists work with families to provide personalized support, strategies, and therapies—all at no cost—to promote healthy development in children from birth to age three.

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Not Always Easy - Early Intervention Services

It’s not always easy.

Wandaly’s children Novaly (20 months), and Malachi (5 months) are bright and happy, often getting outside to play in the park or explore their toys at home.

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Coaching the Caregiver in Early Intervention

Child Early Intervention in Massachusetts and many other states is moving toward a coaching model that helps to support the parent/caregiver to help them identify, guide, and strategize about the child’s development throughout each day.

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Man and boy on a dock with a lake in the background.

Tommy benefits from RCP support

Tommy turned 3 years old and transitioned out of EI. The RCP Program continued to be a resource to his family and was critical in bringing referrals and other opportunities to them.

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EI at PCCD is a member of our family

Many parents need a little assistance when faced with developmental challenges with their children. Amy Brennan was not alone, she called, and PCCD answered. Some of the most useful information she gained from Early Intervention was not for her twin girls, but for herself.

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A sigh of relief from Lilah’s parents

“Early Intervention and the PCCD have been a long-standing support system for our family,” Brianna says. “We wouldn’t even have known where to begin or how to navigate this new COVID-normal without the support and expertise from our service team.”

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