Tube to Table4 Jun 2019

Episode 9: Learning to Swim

Teaching a child how to eat when they aren’t experiencing hunger is like teaching that child to swim in a pool without water. What does this mean? In this week’s episode, Jennifer and Heidi are breaking down this analogy that we use in tube weaning to explain the importance behind the need for a context when learning to eat. We often hear that a child is not eating yet, and therefore not ready to learn how to eat because they don’t know how. This is a confusing topic for families to work through as they are thinking about starting their tube weaning journey. Imagine learning to swim, if you are standing on the dock and flapping your hands, you are not really swimming. If a child is sitting in a highchair with an empty spoon, they are not really learning to eat. As we have discussed in past episodes, hunger is NOT the magic bullet, but it is WHERE the learning needs to take place. Like the water in the pool, children must have the internal drive and reason in order to learn a new skill. Heidi and Jennifer will discuss two common misconceptions we hear about learning to eat, the difference between learning and relearning a skill, and why the context where you are learning a skill is crucial for development.

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Episoder(72)

S2, Ep. 28: All About Thrive's Tube Weaning Program

What actually happens inside Thrive’s tube weaning program, and why does it work when other approaches haven’t? In this episode, Jeni and Heidi break down what our tube weaning program really looks li...

5 Mai 46min

S2. Ep. 27: Tube-Fed Kids and Food: From Exposure to Opportunity

What if the goal isn’t to get your child to eat… but to help them want to? In this episode, Jeni and Heidi unpack a powerful (and often overlooked) mindset shift in the tube weaning journey: moving...

21 Apr 20min

S2, Ep. 26: Feeding Progress When the Tube Needs to Stay

What if your child still needs their feeding tube… and that’s not actually considered a failure? What if progress doesn’t mean removing the tube, but learning how to move forward with it? For many ...

31 Mar 12min

S2, Ep. 25: Getting Ready for Tube Removal

You’ve spent months (maybe years) keeping your child safe, nourished, and growing with a feeding tube. And now… the moment you’ve been working toward is here! Tube removal. But instead of just relief,...

24 Mar 17min

S2, Ep. 24: Getting Back On Track

Jeni and Heidi are back this week to talk about how to get back on track when things feel like they're falling apart. Tube weaning is rarely a straight line. If things feel off track, you’re actually ...

10 Mar 16min

S2, Ep. 23: Hunger, Appetite, and Tube Weaning

In tube weaning, we hear all the time, “We just need to create hunger.” But hunger isn’t a button you push. It’s a learning process and understanding that changes everything. Hunger is the body’s p...

3 Mar 24min

S2, Ep. 22: Tubies at the Table

Happy Feeding Tube Awareness Week! Jeni and Heidi are here this week to celebrate your family and to talk about how to gently and meaningfully include your tube-fed child in family mealtimes without p...

11 Feb 13min

S2, Ep. 21: Illness and Tube Weaning

If your child gets sick in the middle of tube weaning, it can feel like the whole process is falling apart. It’s certainly frustrating but try not to worry. Getting sick is a normal part of childhood,...

20 Jan 25min