“Tell us about your feeding journey with your child with special educational needs. Did you have to take anything particular into account?”
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I love how much passion, thought and care Kevin takes over Coraline’s food.
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Children with Down's Syndrome can have problems with their digestive system, and can have a slower metabolism (burning off calories at a 10-15% slower rate when exercising i.e. a lower resting metabolic rate of 10-15% )
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Kevin has high expectations of what she’ll eat (this week it’s various things + sorrel!)
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Spontaneous lunch out. Coraline having the paneer tikka children’s menu.
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Octopus for lunch
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I love looking at photos of your pies @chefcalum; I get lost in the beauty of them! You are leading the way with your talent and innovation and we were all honoured to have a slice of that.
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Until now we have put a hard munchable e.g. a carrot stick or a crisp on the tray but she wouldn’t pick it up herself so we would pass it to her. It’s amazing to think she’s made the connection to picking it up now.
We have been working on Coraline's gross motor skills with her Physiotherapist which underpin her fine motor skills for eating. We appreciate how hard Coraline works when she is eating, due to her lower muscle tone which is a characteristic of Down’s syndrome.
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Considerations about weight gain for Coraline, our baby with Down’s syndrome
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