Who is this for?

• Children with have an aversion to certain foods
• Children who eat fewer than 20 foods
• Children with poor weight gain
• If family meals are a “battle”Who facilitates this program?
• A Speech-Language Pathologist or an Occupational Therapist will evaluate your child

What are the strategies used?

• A Structured routine for food interaction
• Teaching the social experience of food with peers
• Reinforcement for positive food behaviors
• Teaching children about the physical/sensory properties of food

What are the expected outcomes?

• Children will willingly accept and taste new foods
• Parents will understand the use of positive and negative reinforcement
• Family meals are no longer a “battle”
• Parents will understand how to implement feeding strategies at home