Additional information:
Picky Eating & Feeding Difficulties
Does your child:
- eat less than twenty foods
- refuse foods of certain textures, temperatures, or colors
- decline an entire category of food (i.e. veggies)
- eat the same food over and over
- become distraught when new foods are on the plate
- have difficult nursing or bottle-feeding or have a history of early feeding difficulties
- struggle to maintain a healthy weight
- fill up on junk food
- gag, cough, or vomit during meals
Speech and Occupational therapists at BDI Playhouse are licensed and trained to:
- turn mealtime into positive experiences
- increase oral motor strength and coordination
- teach your child to tolerate, interact with, or eat foods of varying textures and consistencies
- address cup, straw, and bottle drinking
- utilize specialized techniques such as Beckman Oral Motor Approach, Food Chaining & Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach
- target effective use of utensils
- coach and provide resources to families so they can help your child overcome these mealtime obstacles
Lactation Counseling And Feeding Specialists
We are a team of specially trained Speech Language Pathologists who implement oral motor training and certified lactation counseling to give our moms and their babies a dynamic approach to breastfeeding.
Our services include:
- breastfeeding and human lactation support
- assessing the mother & baby unit
- assess the latch, feeding process, positioning, behavior and oral motor skills of your infant
- providing corrective interventions
- counseling mothers + family about oral motor skills and lactation
- Appropriate referrals to other professionals
- understanding and applying knowledge of milk production including in special circumstances and other commonly encountered situations.