Feeding Therapy (Infants, Toddlers, School Age)

Our Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists will work together and individually to create a feeding team to help your child engage in the following:

  • Expanding foods
  • INFANT FEEDING THERAPY
  • Helping children with poor weight gain
  • Transitioning from a bottle to baby foods and first foods
  • Children/toddlers described as “picky”
  • Children who are gagging, choking, or spitting foods out
  • Children or toddlers refusing to try new foods
  • Children or toddlers not eating enough for meals
  • Children needing to watch shows or be distracted while eating

The Dream Team prides itself on holding a variety of Certifications and Specialized Trainings which may include:

  • SOS approach to feeding
  • Beckman Oral Motor Approach
  • Oral MyoFunctional Therapy
  • Go Map: Oral Motor Movements for feeding therapy
  • Swallow Right Programs
  • Beckman Feeding Programs

Children who would benefit include:

  • Children with a limited number of foods they will eat
  • Children on feeding tubes
  • Children who are drooling frequently
  • Children who are spitting foods out
  • Children who are mouth stuffing
  • Children who are gagging, choking, or coughing while eating
  • Children who are losing weight due to not eating
  • Children who have difficulty sitting down and need distractions to eat (such as an iPad)