Many pediatric feeding issues are a result of negative feeding experiences occurring in early infancy. The most crucial component to improving eating skills is to establish trust and build confidence in the child and to allow the child to experience pleasurable interaction with food. Feeding therapy will always involve play-based interaction and never involve force-feeding or tricking children into eating. Family member participation is crucial to the success of therapy and emphasis will be placed on family/parent education.

Our feeding team includes therapist with specialized training in the SOS approach to feeding and baby-led weaning, as well as, an OT licensed by the State of California for the treatment and evaluation of swallowing disorders.

We specialize in the assessment and treatment of pediatric disorders including:

• Food aversion, such as intolerance to touch, taste, and smell of food.
• Failure to thrive, for example, inability to gain/maintain weight.
• Oral Motor weakness, having difficulty chewing, managing food in the mouth and swallowing.
• Sensory aversion, like intolerance to touch in and around the mouth, gagging.
• Feeding problems related to prematurity.
• G-tube weaning.