Although feeding is natural and can seem intuitive, feeding is a developmental skill, just like riding a bike. It can be complex, demanding and a huge headache for parents, especially with a lack of support when something goes awry. Too many parents lack support and resources for finding the answers outside of online parenting groups that often offer "hope" by quelling a parents concern with well intentioned comments such as "I wouldn't worry, my kid didn't talk until he was 5 and he's just fine!". Or feeling unsupported by medical providers who may offer pat answers like "don’t worry, he'll grow out of it" or “she won’t starve herself”, or “babies snore, it’s no big deal”. We love what pediatricians can do for us, but realizing that most are not trained in specialized areas of care, some are better than others with their referrals. The failures of our health care systems make us normalize dysfunction thinking “common equals normal”. Parents lack support until the concern blows up into a bigger problem or there is a notable delay that reaches a certain threshold to qualify for a specialist. Little Stories doesn’t think that parents should have to wait to get specialized support. Recently the CDC updated expectations with developmental milestones which leave more and more children out of specialized services. It’s only a matter of time until insurance carriers catch up and deny services, closing another avenue for several families left in the gap and in need of help. Where is the help, the validation and the plan? Knowing that tummy time is important doesn’t help you if your baby screams every time you try it, who needs more stress? Parenting doesn’t come with a handbook and yet we expect all parents to know things without being supported or taught. There is a better and direct way to get the support you need. With over 18 years of experience working in early intervention with birth to four year olds (and up), Little Stories is the support you might be looking for.