Complex Feeding and Mealtime Success by Jessica Hunt and Susan L. Roberts

You will learn much more than the sensory issues causing these feeding difficulties; we will examine behavior issues as well as oral motor difficulties. Get the techniques you need to make mealtimes more peaceful and positive!

• Evaluate how sensory processing, behavior and oral motor skills impact or interfere with each child’s ability to eat.
• Role Play how to implement sensory techniques during and prior to meal times to address difficulties such as not wanting to touch certain foods or sitting at the table.
• Implement oral motor exercises and strategies to promote feeding patterns such as rotary chewing pattern, lip closure and tongue lateralization.
• Explore the misconceptions about feeding that impact special needs children.
• Assess the behaviors that interfere with eating and learn strategies to address the behavior.
• Support and guide the parents, caregivers and other family members through often emotional or stressful meal times.

Walk away with the knowledge to identify the cause(s) of a feeding disorder and develop therapeutic interventions you can begin using immediately. Get started today!

Dive into the typical development of eating skills, medically recognized nutritional needs of the growing child, and sensory-based approaches to mealtime behavioral issues. Explore a variety of techniques that encourage children to participate during mealtime.

• Communicate commonalities in the development of play, emotional intelligence and mealtime skills.
• Determine common myths about picky eaters and the research-based evidence that contradicts these commonly held assumptions.
• Analyze and differentiate a child’s current food choices for nutritional value and sensory preferences.
• Formulate a plan for successfully introducing new and nourishing foods.
• Integrate therapeutic interventions that motivate and reward expanded food choices and the development of competent eating skill

With these highly effective, step-by-step strategies, you will leave confident in your ability to expand your clients’ food choices. Enroll Now!

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