Date Published: June 27, 2024

In this recorded webinar, Dena Kelly highlights the differences between typical eating behaviors, picky eating, and restrictive eating behaviors; discusses what to do if you have concerns about your child’s eating habits; and provides tips to encourage appropriate mealtime behaviors.

Who is Dena Kelly?

Dena Kelly, LPC, BCBA, is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) dedicated to transforming children’s eating habits to enhance their health and overall quality of life. With over twenty years of experience, including more than a decade in direct feeding intervention, she founded Focused Approach with a passion for training both caregivers and professionals in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and how to apply it to feeding. Dena’s mission is simple: make quality feeding therapy available to every child, right now, right here. She offers a direct, individual program, via telemedicine allowing families to access care to fit their lifestyles. She also trains providers nationwide in applying ABA to feeding, expanding the pool of skilled practitioners for comprehensive care. Her specialized educational courses and interactive sessions focus on feeding disorders, the causes of food refusals, and appropriate intervention techniques, empowering professionals to help their clients to a higher level.

Resources

• Presentation slides (PDF)