What is Feeding Therapy?
Feeding therapy is a relationship based therapy where a trained occupational, speech or behavior therapist will help support a child's feeding by addressing sensory, oral motor, medical, behavioral and nutritional needs to help the child increase their feeding skills and comfort with food.
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Feeding therapy targets the underlying foundational skills for children to build opportunity for safe and happy participation in meal time by using a developmental continuum to naturally help children lead the way on their feeding journey.
What Does a Feeding Therapy Session Look Like?
Feeding therapy is highly personalized! While we use the basis of SOS feeding therapy and/or the Stepwise approach it depends on the families' goals. We can do feeding therapy with peers, with the family, 1:1, or even in school. Utensil use, food complexity, and nutritional needs will all depend on the client. We will also work with physicians and nutritionists as needed to create a more holisitic approach.
How Do We Get Started With Feeding Therapy?
We always start services by having all clients fills out a service inquiry form which you can access below!
We can schedule an assessment which will include a variety of questionnaires for the family (such as a food diary or the Sensory Profile) and a screening with your child.
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If you are interested in beginning Feeding Therapy services you can contact us to schedule a phone call to learn more!
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