Are there frequent meal time battles in your house?
Do you dread meal times because of the stress?
Is your child a fussy or picky eater?

In our highly effective, family-centred feeding clinic, we help make a shift from mealtimes that are difficult, frustrating and draining, to mealtimes that are stress free and enjoyable for the whole family.

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At our food clinics children and parents join our paediatric dietitian and learn how to enjoy food in a safe, fun environment. 

We choose the Play-Based SOS Approach to Feeding program to teach children to eat at a pace that respects their readiness to progress through learning the different steps involved in eating. 

We teach the children the skills they need in order to eat a wide variety of food types and textures using the natural, social reinforcement of playing with the food and interacting with adults.  

Individual Feeding Therapy 

Children 12 months and older: you and your child will have a Therapy Meal in your home with our Paediatric Dietitian supporting you via Telehealth. 

Infants: Our Paediatric Dietitian will support and guide you in how to introduce solids, and help babies who are experiencing Failure to Thrive. 

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​WHAT IS THE SEQUENTIAL-ORAL-SENSORY (SOS) APPROACH TO FEEDING PROGRAM?

Available in March 2022

Who provides services?

Meyya, in Werribee, is an accredited practising dietitian who has worked with children and families with extreme feeding issues.  

Who can benefit from Feeding Therapy?

Children with extreme fussy eating or children with prior negative feeding experience (eg. Previous tube feeding, multiple allergies, reflux, pre-mature babies) may benefit from a block of therapy. Often meal times for families can be stressful and these children would rather go hungry without food and do not seem to “grow out” of their fussy eating.

​Mealtime support may be appropriate for your child if they experience:

• Mealtime distress
• Food refusal
• Eating a different meal from the rest of the family
• Refusal of entire categories of food texture/nutrition groups
• Delayed feeding development
• Children with G-tubes or who are beginning to eat by mouth
• Reflux, choking, or gagging
• Resistance moving to more textures or table foods
• Older children with a selective diet

What does a typical session look like?

​Depending on the child’s age, your therapist may suggest the feeding clinic or food school for your child. The feeding clinic is used with non-school age children where ages can vary from 9-month-old infants to children of approximately 7 years of age. Food school (also known as the “Food Scientist Approach”) is typically used with school aged children above 7 years of age.
 
The first session is between the dietitian and parent(s) or carer(s) to learn more about your child’s eating habits, what your main concerns are, and to identify feeding related goals for your child.
 
In subsequent feeding sessions, your dietitian will work with you and your child to learn about food in a manner that is fun for your child. One of the main aims of feeding therapy is to make food or meal times enjoyable or less stressful for the family. Feeding sessions can be messy with younger children as it involves purposeful play to learn about food. A parent or carer is expected to be present throughout the feeding session. Each feeding session will be approximately 45 minutes long.

How many sessions will we need?

Feeding clinics are typically booked in blocks of ten sessions. Depending on your child’s progress, your feeding therapist may reduce the number of sessions, or may recommend more therapy sessions.

How do I schedule an appointment?

Start your child’s journey to the enjoyable exploration of new foods by enquiring online. CLICK HERE