children s health issues
Failure to Thrive in Children
Treatment of Failure to Thrive in Children
Nutritious feedings or meals Specific treatment for medical disorders Treatment of failure to thrive depends on the cause. If a medical disorder is found, specific treatment for that disorder is given. Regardless of the cause, all children who have failure to thrive are given a nutritious diet that contains enough calories to promote growth and weight gain. Mild to moderate failure to thrive is treated with nutritious, high-calorie feedings or meals given on a regular schedule. Parents may be counseled about family interactions that are damaging to the child and about financial and social resources available to them. Severe failure to thrive is treated in the hospital where social workers, nutritionists, feeding specialists, psychiatrists, and other specialists work together to determine the most likely causes of the child's failure to thrive and the best approach to feeding. Children whose failure to thrive is the result of abuse or neglect may need to be placed in Foster Care . If they are returned to their biologic parents, the children's growth progress is monitored. 