Feeding Support
Feeding Support
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Picky Eating/Sensory
Some children have diffculty accepting new foods and have limiting preferences which impact their nutirtional intake and can limit growth and development. Little Stories has experience with sensory processing issues, fostering trust and teaching families how to support their child’s sensory needs around feeding.
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Oral Motor Skills
Some children (and adults) avoid certain foods because they lack the ability to manage the food in their mouths making them feel tired or unsafe at meal times. Little Stories understands how to support muscle development, coordination for feeding and swallowing and building up oral function to increase intake and enjoyment during meals.
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Swallowing
We take swallowing for granted and assume it’s easy. Because it happens in the throat and we can’t see it, we struggle to understand how swallowing can go wrong. Children with dysphagia (swallowing difficulties) also have feeding difficulties an often feel unsafe at mealtime in their attempts to protect their airway. Little Stories can help shed light on swallowing dysfunction and supporting advancement in skills and parent confidence.
What is a Pediatric Feeding Disorder?
Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) is defined as impaired oral intake that is not age-appropriate, and is associated with medical, nutritional, feeding skill, and/or psychosocial dysfunction.
Symptoms can include: gagging, messy eating, difficulty swallowing, limitations of varied textures of food, overstuffing, choking, coughing at meal times, poor weight gain, food or liquid loss from the mouth, vomiting, food refusal, fatigue, aversion, and fear of eating.
Goday PS, Huh SY, Silverman A, Lukens CT, Dodrill P, Cohen SS, Delaney AL, Feuling MB, Noel RJ, Gisel E, Kenzer A, Kessler DB, Kraus de Camargo O, Browne J, Phalen JA. Pediatric Feeding Disorder: Consensus Definition and Conceptual Framework. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Jan;68(1):124-129. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002188. PMID: 30358739; PMCID: PMC6314510.
Check your insurance!
Little Stories is currently an out of network provider. With so many carriers it’s impossible to provide insurance coverage for every family. That’s why we work with Reimbursify! They make it easy to check your coverage and file your claims right from our website. That way you know right away what your coverage is, get reimbursed for your visits and have professionals that can help with your claims!
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