Feeding Foundations for all Early Intervention Professionals: Supporting the Family Mealtime

with Allie Glazer, M.S. CCC-SLP/L & Angela Hughes, M.S., CCC-SLP/L

Tuesday, October 14, 2025
12:00pm-1:30pm (PST) | Virtual Event

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Grab your favorite snack for this session! Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) affects more than 1 in 37 American children under the age of 5, making it as or more prevalent than well-known conditions such as Autism and cerebral palsy. As early interventionists, you are often the first line of defense in supporting holistic development and caregiver-child relationships, and may field burning questions about mealtimes like “how much should my child be eating/drinking?”. Because 70-89% of children with developmental delays experience feeding difficulties, you’ve likely experienced PFD, even if you didn’t have a name for it. 

This session will share information through a compassionate and relationship-focused lens. We’ll focus on introductory information on Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD), including how feeding is one of the most complex things a body can do and how all body systems work together (or don’t!) to support the feeding experience.

This talk is geared towards all professionals on an Early Intervention team, not just feeding therapists. In this session, you’ll start to develop a detective lens to care for your families when they ask you for mealtime support. And we’re not kidding about grabbing the snack- we’ll use it in this talk!

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this session, you'll learn

• The four domains of PFD and how they all interact and impact one another 
• The truth regarding the top myths of PFD
• How to use a screening tool with your families to identify if the child’s feeding is developmentally appropriate, or if a referral to a feeding therapist is warranted
• Who is on a comprehensive feeding team, and how you can help the family advocate for supports both in and outside of mealtimes
• How to apply what you’ve learned to think critically through real-life case studies 

Allie Glazer, M.S. CCC-SLP/L holds a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Loyola University Maryland, and has been a practicing SLP since 2012. She has worked across the lifespan in school, medical, and home health settings. Read More
        

Angela Hughes, M.S., CCC-SLP/L is an AuDHD (Autistic and ADHD) Speech-Language Pathologist working in Arizona Early Intervention Program

(AzEIP) who has passion for partnering with caregivers of children with pediatric feeding disorders and complex communication needs. Read More

Non-Member: $55
IDA Agency/Individual Member: $40
IDA Parent/Student/New Clinician Member: $30

IDA CE Hours: Nursing, PT, Speech and Language $15 (1.5 hour)
CDI CE Hours: LCSW, LMFT, LEP, LPCC (you will be invoiced)

ADA Requests: As a part of the Infant Development Association’s ongoing commitment to inclusion, we offer accommodations when possible. Please email IDA at [email protected] 10 business days prior to the event to request accommodations (ASL interpretation, large print, etc.).
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