title: Resolving the feeding difficulties associated with non-organic failure to thrive.
abstract: Since 1991 The Children's Society's Infant Support Project has been working in Wiltshire with the families of under 3 year olds identified as failing to thrive non-organically. Research has shown that the only common factor in children with this problem is the presence of feeding difficulties. The service concentrates on helping parents/caregivers to resolve the problems which are allowing the difficulties to continue. The multidisciplinary staff team work on a domiciliary basis, using working practices founded on social learning theory. A recent evaluation indicated that for more than two-thirds of the children with whom the project had worked, a satisfactory or very satisfactory outcome was achieved. Funding for the service is received from the Health Commission for Wiltshire and Bath, Wiltshire Social Services Department and the Children's Society.
authors.affiliation: Infant Support Project, Penne Centre, Swindon, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hampton
mesh_terms: D002662:Child Health Services; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009042:Motivation; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D015397:Program Evaluation; D016896:Treatment Outcome