Feeding therapy

This resource covers therapy for picky eaters and support for extremely picky eaters. Let's go through how food therapy might look.

Feeding your baby is one of the most important aspects of child care. When it does not work as you expect or is a stressful event, it can be of great concern. We are here to help! Feeding skills in children actually start with sucking, then learning to eat solid foods and eventually drinking from […]

Feeling like you are the only momma on the planet dealing with picky eating that is so extreme? Read this.

4 tips to make feeding therapy a success — Jenny Friedman Nutrition

Sensory food aversions, selective and picky eating from texture, flavor, smell, and appearance can be hard. Help kids overcome sensory issues with food with play, food activities, desensitization, and feeding therapy strategies from an occupational therapist. Food ideas for picky eaters, extreme picky eaters, kids with Autism, Sensory processing disorder (SPD), and neurodivergent;babies, toddlers, preschoolers, school aged kids, and even teens

Bite-Size Chart / Feeding Therapy Handout in color with two pages that include land animals/pets and ocean animals! This chart is a helpful tool to decrease food-related anxiety and allow for a stress-free exploration of foods for your child/client. This handout can be used in feeding therapy or at ...

Tips for Feeding Evaluation, feeding checklist, food jags, oral motor vs sensory, messy play, food inventory

What is food chaining? Get the answer and learn what ages it's best for and how to use this effective feeding therapy strategy to help any kid, especially picky eaters, learn to eat new foods.

This SOS Approach to Feeding printable is a great resource for speech therapists, occupational therapists, and/or parents. It shows the hierarchy of introducing new foods to picky eaters! The hierarchy is as follows: Tolerate, Interact With, Smell, Touch, Taste, and Eat. I would love to resize any print for you to meet your needs. Once you purchase the print, send me a message with whatever size you need, and I’ll be more than happy to email that to you as soon as possible!

Therapy Shoppe® has a wide selection of hard-to-find occupational therapy products for feeding, oral motor therapy, and oral defensiveness. Our inclusive line of feeding and oral motor sensory products includes: NUK brushes, chewy tubes, z-vibes, chewy pencil toppers, chewy fidgets, chewable jewelry, maroon spoons, occupational therapy spoons for feeding, flexi cut cups, fingertip tooth brushes, chewy dog tag necklaces, oral motor therapy resources, and lots of other unique sensory tools.

Supportive posture makes it easier for the brain to think about eating because it isn't distracted by trying to keep the body upright. #sensoryexplorers #pediOT #occupationaltherapy #childhood #parenthood #dailylivingskills #lifeskills #sensoryprocessing #sensoryprocessingdisorder

Brianna Miluk CCC-SLP, CLC | Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing on Instagram: "🔍 Question Time: Let’s Dive Deeper! 💬 I hear this question ALL the time, and it’s about time we revisit it! To learn more, dive into this FREE review for more insights, including a handy clinical resource you can download ⬇️⬇️ 📚 “Something to Chew On: Motor Learning and Neural Plasticity Principles in Oral Motor Feeding Therapy,” co-authored with @proteatherapy & @ped.onc.slp and published by…

First Bite Podcast on Instagram: “📚Implementing literacy into feeding therapy? 🥄 Oh yes! @michelledawsonslp has been working with a little one with a PFD. She and the family…”

About 46% of kids go through some form of picky eating during childhood. Pressuring them to eat is counterproductive, but food play activities can help!

Do's and Don'ts of food play!

Pediatrician • Dr Cathryn on Instagram: ““You can’t live on chicken nuggets” ⁣ “Nice work. You ate all your dinner.” ⁣ “Just take one more bite” ⁣ “You can’t have desert till you…”

Baby's feeding milestones are evolving as they get older! At 10-12+ months, see the type of finger foods baby will start to eat and get tips from the experts on how to help baby! #slp #speechandlanguagepathologist #babyfood #childcare #daycare #feedingbaby #solidfoods #babyfeeding #parenttips #newparents #expectingparents #milestones #feedingtips #babytips #feeding #nutrition #parenting Copyright © 2018 Pathways Foundation