Areas of expertise:

• Nursing difficulty

• Painful latch or difficulty latching

• Feeding techniques and positions

• Bottle feeding skills (breastmilk or formula)

• Bottle refusal

• Alternation between bottle and breast feeding

• Milk production

• Breast pump assistance

• Supplementation

• Choosing/Changing formula

• Difficulty gaining weight

• Reflux

• Tongue tie, lip tie, cheek tie

• Oral motor work pre/post tie release

• Infant regulation

• Infant development

• Parent education

• Free Torticollis Screening

A = Acceptance:

Taking into consideration both the child and the parent using a coaching model and sensory based approach

E = Exposure:

Building in structure, consistency and predictability

I = Independence:

Assessing the environment, allowing autonomy and physical competence

O = Observation:

Encouraging shared mealtime, teaching family to demonstrate and model positive eating habits.

U = Understanding:

Coaching parents through reading child’s cues, encouraging 2-way communication verbally or using body language

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Why Choose AEIOU Approach to Feeding?

• Holistic, family centered approach to feeding

• Individualized plan specific to your child

• Encourages child’s autonomy and independence

• Prioritizes family relations

• An integrated, evidenced based approach to feeding

• Responsive feeding approach focusing on the use of internal cues, curiosity and motivation while building feeding skills and confidence around food

SOS = Sequential Oral Sensory

The SOS Approach integrates principles from motor, oral, behavioral, medical, sensory, and nutritional perspectives to provide a comprehensive understanding of why a child may be struggling with eating. This approach focuses on helping children progress through a series of developmental steps toward eating, starting with simply tolerating the presence of food and gradually moving toward touching, smelling, tasting, and eventually eating it.​

 

Why Choose SOS Approach to Feeding?​

• Holistic approach to feeding integrating motor, oral-motor, learning, medical, sensory and nutritional factors to identify underlying deficits

• Prioritizes intrinsic motivation

• Allows child to interact with food in a playful, non-stressful way by using “Playing with a Purpose” philosophy

• Teaches parents about the “Myths of Eating” that interfere with understanding feeding problems

• Uses a systematic desensitization approach to feeding treatment

• Food hierarchies and choices are grounds for developing a plan of care

• Encourages families to use a consistent routine at the table to support the child’s regulation and engagement before introducing food

• Fosters parent education and training throughout the process