Feeding Difficulties course for Medical Doctors

This session describes the normal developmental progress of children from birth to five; from breast/bottle to eating independently and the difficulties encountered by parents during this developmental process.

Learning objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Outline the development in feeding skills and attitudes to feeding infants and toddlers and discuss its variation
• Recognise and manage common behavioural problems associated with feeding
• Recognise symptoms and signs that might be associated with organic pathology and determine when to refer on

This session:

• Provides an overview of the development stages in feeding skills and attitudes to feeding infants and toddlers
• Identifies some of the normal variations that occur during this time
• Highlights the common behavioural problems associated with feeding