I don’t know about you, but when I graduated from college as a speech therapist, with a master’s degree, I felt… clueless.
Imposter syndrome had taken over.
There I was in my first job, expected to provide feeding services- yet I had almost no preparation for it, even after graduating from one of the most renowned programs in the United States. Hard to believe, right? But it’s true.
Grad school simply didn’t prepare me for the pediatric feeding cases waiting for me in the real world. They were complicated, and my only Dysphagia textbook was focused on adults.
Don’t get me wrong, my education was excellent. I learned so much and felt well-prepared in other areas of speech-language pathology. But as for feeding therapy? I felt lost. Like I was handed a compass with no map and told to “figure it out.”
And I know I’m not the only one.
The Gap Nobody Talks About
(and no, we aren’t talking about the one in my teeth…have you seen my expansion journey on Instagram?)
The truth is, most graduate programs barely scratch the surface of pediatric feeding and swallowing. Maybe you got a lecture or two on dysphagia, or sat through a single case study in class, if you got any pediatric feeding instruction at all. But when it comes to real knowledge, the kind that helps you evaluate a child, create a treatment plan, and walk into a session with confidence, grad school leaves a lot of us hanging.
That’s why I’m passionate about illuminating the path for future feeding therapists.
Because you shouldn’t have to navigate this on your own. And… you’re not alone anymore. I’ve got you.
Here’s the thing: I didn’t set out to create a course. I kept waiting for someone else to do it.
But the questions kept coming: in my DMs, in my inbox, at conferences, in conversations with colleagues.
“Where can I learn more about infant feeding?”
“How do I actually evaluate a baby?”
“What if I miss something important?”
I realized what everyone was really asking for was mentorship, structure, and a system that went beyond piecing together random CEUs.
Cue the classic line from Field of Dreams: “If you build it, they will come.”
I fought it… but deep down, I knew this was my calling: to create the course I wish grad school had given me.
Enter: Feed The Peds®
Feed The Peds® is the comprehensive pediatric feeding course I wish I had when I started. It’s a full A-to-Z roadmap designed to transform you into a competent, confident feeding therapist.
Here’s a peek at what you’ll learn inside:
- Prenatal foundations: Growth and development in the womb (because swallowing begins around the end of the first trimester!).
- Reflexes and milestones: How to assess and interpret the developmental building blocks that impact feeding.
- Evaluation skills: Step-by-step strategies to confidently assess your first (or next) feeding therapy client.
- Treatment planning: How to create a plan that meets your client where they are, while stair-stepping their goals to challenge them appropriately.
- Oral ties and myofunctional therapy… can we do that with babies?: What they really mean in the bigger feeding picture (spoiler: it may not be what you think!).
- Sensory and Autism: Understand the overlap between sensory processing and feeding challenges, plus practical, compassionate strategies for supporting Autistic children and those with sensory differences.
Medical complexities: From prematurity and reflux to respiratory issues and cardiac conditions — learn how medical histories shape feeding and how to collaborate confidently with the medical team. - And so much more: From red flags and case studies to practical treatment strategies you can use immediately.
In other words, it covers everything grad school skipped, and then some.
Are you ready to feel confident in pediatric feeding therapy?
You don’t have to stumble your way through those first few cases like I did. You don’t have to feel like an imposter in your own sessions.
Feed The Peds® is here to fill the gaps, give you real-world skills, and provide the mentorship you’ve been craving.
👉 Join Feed The Peds® and start your journey toward transforming pediatric feeding therapy. Doors are open this week!
Because the sooner you start, the sooner you can finally say: “I am a confident pediatric feeding therapist.”
