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This article titled "An Infant and Toddler Feeding Group Program" discusses the benefits of support groups for families who have a child with feeding problems. It is not uncommon for kids with disabilities or children who spend a long period of time in the NICU to have feeding problems. There could be a variety of reasons why a child may grow to have a poor relationship with most foods. This article examines support groups for families of children with feeding problems, which the article argues is a much less expensive intervention than inpatient or outpatient treatment. The group members were able to discuss with each other strategies, concerns, needs, and the struggles that they were going through. This helped parents formulate new feeding strategies as well as form a sense of community and common ground with other people who were going through the same things. Although, this article didn't find specific increases in calorie count for their children after the start of the support group, there are still benefits to having a support group of this kind.
This article titled "An Infant and Toddler Feeding Group Program" discusses the benefits of support groups for families who have a child with feeding problems. It is not uncommon for kids with disabilities or children who spend a long period of time in the NICU to have feeding problems. There could be a variety of reasons why a child may grow to have a poor relationship with most foods. This article examines support groups for families of children with feeding problems, which the article argues is a much less expensive intervention than inpatient or outpatient treatment. The group members were able to discuss with each other strategies, concerns, needs, and the struggles that they were going through. This helped parents formulate new feeding strategies as well as form a sense of community and common ground with other people who were going through the same things. Although, this article didn't find specific increases in calorie count for their children after the start of the support group, there are still benefits to having a support group of this kind.
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