Feeding treatment programs
Pediatric Feeding programs
Helping children build healthy, positive mealtime skills
Every child deserves to enjoy mealtimes and receive the nutrition they need to grow and thrive. At PediaSpeech, our pediatric feeding programs are designed to help children overcome feeding challenges through individualized, evidence-based treatment approaches that address the underlying causes of feeding difficulties. Whether a child struggles with oral motor skills, sensory sensitivities, swallowing, food aversions, or limited food variety, our therapists develop personalized treatment plans that support safe, successful, and positive mealtime experiences.
How can we help?
Whether your child has difficulty chewing, swallowing, transitioning to new foods, or accepts only a limited variety of foods, our experienced feeding therapists create individualized treatment plans designed to improve feeding skills while reducing frustration for both children and caregivers.
Explore our feeding programs below to learn more about the specialized approaches we use to support children and families on their feeding journey.
Feeding Programs
Debra beckman oral-motor protocol
Beckman Oral Motor is an assessment and treatment tool used to determine and treat oral motor delays and disorders.
food chaining
Food chaining is a feeding approach to food therapy that involves a systematic and gradual process of introducing new foods by building upon existing preferred foods.
Get Permission
The Get Permission Approach asks the adult to read the child's cues and move forward only as the child is ready.
Modified Baby-led weaning
Baby-Led Weaning is a global and fast growing approach used for babies to transition to eating real food.
Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS)
The SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) feeding program, developed by Psychologist, Kay Toomey Ph.D, is a non-invasive developmental approach to feeding.
Tethered Oral Tissues (TOSs)/Tongue Ties
Tethered oral tissues (TOTs) are a category of congenital conditions that include tongue ties, lip ties, or even buccal (cheek) ties.
Tongue Thrust/Myofunctional Therapy
Myofunctional tongue thrust therapy provides a tongue and facial muscle strength workout for appropriate oral rest posture.
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Whether your child has difficulty chewing, swallowing, transitioning to new foods, or accepts only a limited variety of foods, our experienced feeding therapists create individualized treatment plans designed to improve feeding skills while reducing frustration for both children and caregivers.