Feeding therapy activities fun

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!

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

Who said not to play with your food?! 18 ways to make mealtimes fun and educational. Utilize the dinner table as an opportunity for #sensory play, to learn about math, science, art and more! #feedingtherapy #pickyeaters

Sorting Shapes with Food [From the Mamas] - #kids #preschool #funfood

Snacking With Animals

Nicola Pratt, SLP and Feeding Therapist provides Sensory Food Play ideas to help kids with picky eating. This completes a 3-part blog on sensory issues and feeding.

Occupational Therapy Self Help resources that address ADLs, IADLs, Life Skills, Shoe Tying, and developmental milestones.

HOW TO DO A FEEDING EVALUATION- The first step to a feeding assessment in occupational therapy is often a comprehensive Food Inventory Questionnaire. By understanding what a child is and is not eating helps the therapist to better understand food preferences in the way of textures, flavors, colors, tec. The food inventory is a great tool for consistent data collection.

Grape and toothpick sculptures are edible art projects that double as a healthy snack for kids. Fun to make and tasty to eat!

Parents ask me how they can introduce new foods to a kid who refuses new foods and can’t even tolerate having new foods on hi s or her plate without a meltdown.

Several of our therapy team recently attended an important workshop on the SOS approach to assessing and treating children with feeding difficulties and weight/growth problems. This program integrates posture, sensory, motor, behavioral/learning, medical, and nutritional factors to comprehensively evaluate and work with children with feeding/growth problems.. If you have concerns about your child's eating, please give us a call on 1-866-309-4610

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 ...

Below, you will find a blog post on pediatric feeding therapy and answers to initial questions about feeding therapy such as “Are pediatric feeding issues related to sensory needs, oral motor problems or both?” and thoughts about where to begin with pediatric feeding therapy techniques. A question of sensory or oral motor concerns should be ... Read more

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