Feeding Cues
It seems like one of the most common questions I hear from families—no matter where they are in their child’s eating journey—is some version of:“Why won’t my child eat?” “Why won’t they eat more?” or...
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Why Is My Toddler Refusing Solid Foods? Signs It’s More Than Picky Eating
It’s a common and often frustrating scenario for parents: a once-eager eater suddenly begins to refuse solid foods, turning mealtimes into a battleground. While this behavior can be incredibly stressful, it’s important to remember that...
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From Rewards to Curiosity: Using Extrinsic Motivation as a Bridge to Intrinsic Motivation in Feeding Therapy
Motivating a child to step outside their comfort zone with food can be one of the most complex challenges in feeding therapy. For families navigating picky eating, the frustration and worry are palpable. A child’s...
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Food Chaining
Food Chaining is a child-friendly treatment approach that slowly introduces unfamiliar foods while branching off the child’s current diet. Food chaining expands the child’s diet and increase the child’s comfort level with all the different...
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Starting Solids, is your Baby Ready?
It’s time to get your baby upright in a chair when starting solid foods. Some things people consider when picking a high chair is how easily can you place baby in and lift baby out...
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Breastfeeding Awareness Month
August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month! Here are some facts about breastfeeding you may have not known: Depending on the gender of your baby, there are variations in the composition of the mother’s breast milk. There...
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Typical Infant Suck Patterns
Lingual (tongue) cupping is a reflex in the infants mouth which triggers the tongue shape into a bowl position. The tongue lifts up and cups forward on to the ridge of the gum line. This...
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Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)
In our practice, not only do we see children with “picky” or “preferred” food preferences we see children who are diagnosed with ARFID. Speech therapists do not diagnose ARFID, but we can be on a...
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When to Seek Feeding Therapy for Your Baby
The top two reasons our practice sees kids for feeding challenges under 12 months old are anatomical &/or physiological issues. What do anatomical &/or physiological issues really mean? Anatomical: Challenges breaking down food as a...
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Mealtime Options for Picky Eaters
Food is so important to everyone. There are several simple feeding accessories that make feeding time for your toddler easier. They are both functional and fun and are all affordable. Nutridashe What is Nutridashe? The...
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