Parent Friendly Resources
Posted on: December 21st, 2020
We often recommend families do some type of big body movement activity, or sensory preparation activity, with their child prior to meals. We like to recommend this type of activity before a meal or snack to get the child in the “just right” space. We don’t want them to be too “revved up” that it…
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Posted on: November 16th, 2020
When there is a “new” version of a food that is released into the grocery stores, sometimes that can be problematic for our children! You may have experienced this at your home. Let’s think of a made-up, imaginary example. Your child eats Pepperoni Hot Pockets, and all of a sudden, they change the outside packaging…
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Posted on: September 21st, 2020
As I’m sure you have seen in grocery stores, plant-based milks are on the rise. There is more of an awareness of cow’s milk allergies and sensitivities, and in addition, some families prefer a vegan diet. Previously, soy milk was widely used as an alternative to cow’s milk. However, there are other options that have…
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Posted on: September 14th, 2020
In the SOS Approach to Feeding, we believe that most of the time, when a child is running away from the table, talking to distract us from noticing that they aren’t eating, or showing some other type of ‘behavior,’ that they are communicating to us that they do not yet have the skills to do…
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Posted on: August 17th, 2020
There are many reasons why a child may appear to eat a wide variety of foods and happily try new foods but have difficulty eating enough food at each meal. As a therapist, I think about these children as a puzzle that I need to figure out. For me, it is always about asking questions…
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Posted on: August 10th, 2020
Many families start with good intentions regarding what mealtimes will look like, and then real life happens. Kids are cranky and tired, parents are exhausted, and meals become another thing on the to-do list that needs to get done before everyone can go to bed. Some kids (and parents) learn that meals go more smoothly…
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Posted on: July 20th, 2020
Some children, especially the true Problem Feeders, need support to even be in the same room with non-preferred foods. This is especially true if the way the food looks to the child is hard or if it has a big smell. Many Problem Feeders refuse to have new foods on their plate and often refuse…
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Posted on: July 13th, 2020
We use cocktail forks, seafood forks, and toothpicks all of the time in therapy! They are a great utensil, and kids love them. They are also a pretty affordable item so that you can add them to your “tool kit” at home. Cocktail forks and toothpicks are great from a sensory standpoint because it gives…
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Posted on: June 15th, 2020
Many children that we work with in feeding therapy need to work on expanding their food range to include a greater variety of vitamins, minerals, and macro-nutrients (protein, fat, and carbohydrates). Unfortunately, these same children often have immature oral motor skills, which makes the task of eating ‘real’ meats (like chicken breast or pork chop…
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Posted on: May 15th, 2020
Including the Covid-19 pandemic stay-at-home restrictions, vacations, new schools, a family move, or illness When children and their families are undergoing major changes in their lives, whether this is related to stress or a positive life event, any child’s eating, or feeding can be easily disrupted. This is even more true for children with feeding…
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