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Feeding Support
Mealtime Battles!
Embracing mealtime with your child
With great passion in supporting parents and their children (aged 0-5) who are presenting with early feeding difficulties. Some of the feeding difficulties that we work with include:
Parent's concerns/struggles
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EVERY mealtime is a battle and is one of the most stressful times in the day.
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My child is not gaining weight.
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Parents run out of ideas for 'hiding' nutritious foods in the meals.
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Parents feel extremely worried that the child is not eating enough.
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Parents wonder why the child eats better at child care but not at home.​
Child's feeding difficulties/struggles
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difficulties with breastfeeding support and/or bottle feeding support
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sucking, swallowing and breathing difficulties during feeding
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breathing difficulties during mealtimes
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difficulties starting solids/puree, transitioning to lumps and/or finger foods
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oral motor problems and chewing difficulties
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fatigue easily during mealtimes
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fussy eater (e.g. refusing to try new foods, the child prefers a particular food group (e.g. biscuits) and/or a particular texture (e.g. dry, crunchy foods)
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discomfort/distress during mealtimes, stressful mealtimes (e.g. lots of crying)
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poor weight gain
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avoidance of social events that involve eating and drinking with others