Feeding THERAPY
What is Feeding Therapy?
Feeding therapy helps children learn how to eat or how to eat better. A feeding therapist is either an occupational or speech therapist and has extra training specific to feeding therapy. At Sprocket, we use a holistic, bottom-up approach to address feeding skills, which we believe maximizes the outcomes of our feeding program. Therefore, the initial feeding evaluation (which might take more than one visit) will include an examination of the child’s feeding skills but also assesses their coordination, strength and sensory processing abilities.
Feeding therapy helps children learn how to eat or how to eat better. A feeding therapist is either an occupational or speech therapist and has extra training specific to feeding therapy. At Sprocket, we use a holistic, bottom-up approach to address feeding skills, which we believe maximizes the outcomes of our feeding program. Therefore, the initial feeding evaluation (which might take more than one visit) will include an examination of the child’s feeding skills but also assesses their coordination, strength and sensory processing abilities.
After the initial evaluation is completed, we will arrange follow up sessions for your child, which will be consist of regular weekly appointments. Feeding therapy involves changing behaviors as well as acquiring new skills, which may require several months or more than a year to address. During each subsequent feeding therapy session, the child may or may not actually be presented with food as they work to build the foundation necessary become a better eater. For example, they may do some sensory exploration, participate in an obstacle course, spend time on their tummy or might do some cooking or meal prep in the kitchen.
Our therapists also spend a lot of time getting to know each family and their personal meal styles and eating habits, so they can tailor each child’s feeding therapy program to meet the specific needs of the whole family. Our goal is always to make mealtimes as safe, enjoyable and easy as possible for each family that we work alongside.
My child definitely needs feeding therapy. Now what?
Please click this link and complete the request for services form.
We will contact you to follow up once we receive it.
Please click this link and complete the request for services form.
We will contact you to follow up once we receive it.
Unsure if your child is just a picky eater or if it's something more?
Please complete the form below.
We will contact you to follow up once we receive it.
Please complete the form below.
We will contact you to follow up once we receive it.
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Feeding Therapy referral form for medical providers
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