Feeding therapy helps any child develop healthy and typical habits with food. Feeding therapy teaches a child the basics of “how to eat” by addressing the barriers, fears, or difficulties with food. The goal is to change the perspective of eating as being an unsafe alerting experience to a safe and enjoyable experience.
Feeding, eating, and swallowing is addressed by multiple disciplines depending on the child or patient's needs. When the disciplines collaborate as a team to help the child, the route can lead the child on a happy and successful road with food. Check out the "Interdisciplinary Roles in Feeding & Eating" post for detailed information on what each discipline addresses.
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