Feeding therapy focuses on helping people, such as babies and children, develop normal patterns and behaviors when it comes to eating. Pediatric feeding therapy involves therapists working with their patients to teach them how to eat or improve their current eating habits through various feeding therapy techniques.
However, feeding therapy is more than just teaching a child how to eat. Sensory feeding therapy aims to make eating an enjoyable time for the child and family. It can make eating both physically easier for the child and mentally less stressful.
Depending on your child’s underlying issues, whether they be sensory, motor, or a combination of both, your feeding therapist will devise an approach to address the barriers to your child’s ability to eat an age-appropriate meal.
There are many different approaches to feeding therapy, including sensory, motor, and behavioral models. Finding the right feeding therapy services and techniques that are a good fit for your child is imperative. Luckily, we’re here to help!
The goal of feeding therapy is to help patients develop normal, effective feeding patterns and behaviors by addressing and overcoming any difficulties they have with eating. This includes improving their ability to chew and swallow safely, enhancing oral motor skills, and increasing tolerance for different textures and tastes.
Services begin with a 45 minute initial evaluation to get to know both you and your child and what difficulties you may be concerned about. The feeding therapist will....
Standardized testing will be completed as well as a questionnaire by the parent to determine long- and short-term goals for your child.
A doctor’s prescription will be required to schedule an initial evaluation.
If your child is deemed a candidate for services, Color Along Pediatric Therapy provides feeding therapy services and support to begin implementing interventions to meet goals set for your child.
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