FREE Q&A with Lauren Thompson, Speech Language Pathologist!

Welcome to our Q & A with Lauren Thompson, Well fed Feeding and Swallowing Therapy and Erin Carroll-Manning, Gentle Giraffes Newborn Care!

Join us on February 7th, 2026 at 7:00 PM for a very important session called, Understanding Pediatric Feeding Disorder Through a Trauma-Sensitive Lens.

This session will introduce you to Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD), discuss what it is and why it's important for every person involved in a little one's feeding to be familiar with it, and explore why trauma-sensitive, attuned caregiving is essential for supporting infants’ feeding experiences and overall development.

While caregivers continue to be told by well-intending providers that feeding should be volume-driven in order to get calories in and "get that baby to grow", that approach makes feeding something that caregivers do TO their baby and not WITH their baby, and actually can inhibit both growth and bonding. This conversation will emphasize the deeper neurosensory and relational layers that support utilizing a cue-based and infant-driven feeding approach, and how this approach influences infant engagement during feeding, attunement and reciprocity between infants and caregivers, all while supporting growth and development.

You will walk away with an understanding of typical and atypical infant feeding development, practical tools for supporting families in bonding with their babies, and a renewed appreciation for how safety, co-regulation, and secure attachment shape feeding success in early childhood. The session will be opened up at the end for your questions.