Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro bundle

Choking on food causes the death of 1 child every five days in the United States

Be prepared to prevent and respond to choking emergencies for infants, toddlers, and school-age children. 

(Enroll today in the Choking Prevention & Response course and get our Parent CPR course for free)



What you will learn:


Taught by two credentialed experts specializing in feeding safety



Prevent choking emergencies in your home.

1. Stop unsafe seating situations with our posture checklist, which has proven to protect your child’s airway.

2. Avoid dangerous household objects and modify choking-risk foods to facilitate safe swallowing for infants, toddlers, and school-age children.

3. Troubleshoot feeding difficulties that can impact safe swallowing at mealtimes, such as pocketing, overstuffing, and excessive gagging


Know what to do in the case of an emergency: (Taught by CPR Instructor Brandon Doerksen)

1. Learn infant (0-12 months) and child (12 months+) choking first aid. 

2. Learn infant and child CPR

Enroll today in the Choking Prevention & Response course and get our Parent CPR course for free

(Offer only available on this page)

Meet Your 3 Instructors:

Dawn Winkelmann

M.S, CCC-SLP

Dawn Winkelmann, a speech-language pathologist and feeding therapist specializing in pediatric feeding & swallowing. She will teach you how to prepare foods to decrease choking, position your child to reduce choking risk, and eliminate choking hazards from your home.

Katie Ferraro

MPH, RD, CDE

Katie Ferraro, a registered dietician, specializing in infant feeding, will teach you which foods to avoid to decrease choking risk and the difference between choking & allergic reactions from food.

Brandon Doerksen

Certified CPR Instructor

Brandon Doerksen is the CEO & Co-founder of Thrive Training Institute. As a certified CPR Instructor, he has a passion to help families and lay responders learn CPR Online. He will teach you how to properly respond to choking emergencies.

Enroll today in the Choking Prevention & Response course and get our Parent CPR course for free.

(Our Parent CPR course sells separately for $97. You'll receive lifetime access today for free with your enrollment. )

(Offer only available on this page)

Enrollment Includes:

  • Comprehensive choking prevention curriculum taught by pediatric feeding experts Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP, and Katie Ferraro, MPH, RDN, CDE

  • Lifetime Course Access

  • Choking Intervention Curriculum taught by certified CPR Trainer Brandon Doerksen

With the Nation's Top Feeding Experts

Dawn Winkelmann & Katie Ferraro

From the Founders

Brandon, Caitlyn, Selah & Gemma

As parents of three young kids, we are on a mission to bring science-backed, time-efficient, cost-effective safety training to 1,000,000 homes. Your confidence and well-being is our goal. We are honored to have you as part of the family. 

Brandon & Caitlyn Doerksen 

Thrive Training Institute Co-founders