Difficulty with Solids
Feeding therapy for babies and toddlers helps parents overcome any feeding-related challenges related to breast and bottle feeding, and/or transitioning to solid foods. We are committed to helping families get off to a great start through direct therapy, parent coaching, and education around what to look for possible red flags that may lead to future feeding, communication, or sensory challenges. during that first year of life.
We take a family-centered and whole-child approach to help you problem-solve challenges.
This package targets the skills needed to independently, safely and efficiently consume a meal. Feeding difficulties tend to result from a multitude of factors: sensory, oral motor, medical, behavioral, social, and environmental. This may include facilitating the ability to feed oneself, safely drink liquids, bite/chew solids and initiate/complete a safe swallow.
We are here to help with:
Trouble with swallowing or chewing
Gagging or choking with food
Mealtimes or eating routines that are stressful for you and your child
Poor growth
Refusal of food or liquid
Limited diet (picky eating/poor food repertoire)
Congestion, wheezing or trouble breathing when eating
Gurgly, hoarse, or breathy voice quality
Difficulty advancing to solid foods or trying new foods
Fear or anxiousness during mealtimes
Sensitivity to food type or texture
Resistance to or distress at presentation of food
Failure to accept different textures of food (e.g., only pureed foods or crunchy cereals)
Long feeding times (e.g., more than 30 minutes)
Excessive drooling or food/liquid coming out of the mouth or nose
Difficulty coordinating breathing with eating and drinking
Increased stuffiness during meals
Frequent spitting up or vomiting
Frequent throat clearing
Recurring pneumonia or respiratory infections
Less than normal weight gain or growth