Blog Category: Feeding

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Getting the Proper Nutrition: Helping Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families

March 2, 2026

Ensuring infants and toddlers get proper nutrition is essential for healthy growth and development. Early Intervention Services works with families to address feeding challenges, support weight gain, and guide transitions from breast or bottle feeding to solid foods. Our specialists provide practical, personalized strategies in the home or childcare setting—helping children thrive while giving parents confidence and peace of mind.

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Feeding Concerns

Helping Parents and Caregivers with Feeding Concerns

July 3, 2025

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.

August 8, 2024

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

March 4, 2024

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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Tommy benefits from RCP support

November 24, 2023

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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A sigh of relief from Lilah’s parents

October 20, 2022

“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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