PROBLEMATIC FEEDING BEHAVIOURS IN CHILDREN: THE SOS APPROACH
- Is your child limiting the amount and range of foods eaten?
- Do they continue to prefer milk as a significant part of their diet well beyond their first year?
- Is there ongoing problems with vomiting, choking, gagging or coughing during meals?
- Has your child not weaned off baby food by 16 months of age?
- In some children these preferences are driven by immature oral-motor and sensory processing skills.
- The SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) approach to feeding was developed to help these children and their families.
- Developed by a team of paediatric health professionals the program has experienced great success in increasing the range and volume of foods eaten by a large number of children.
Learning to enjoy food!
Exciting News
- Box Hill Speech Pathology is now able to offer this program in individual treatment sessions to
children 6 years and under. - Tiahn Holloway, our feeding expert at Box Hill Speech Pathology has recently completed this comprehensive 3 day, SOS Feeding conference and is ready to help your child.
Your child can achieve success at mealtimes!
- Over the course of treatment different foods are introduced in a sequence specifically designed to reduce the challenge of the foods.
- Children are encouraged to gradually increase their tolerance and ability to interact with and
ultimately eat the different foods offered. - Where necessary, children are also taught specific oral movements such as biting and chewing
- Individual sessions are tailored to each child.
- As the SOS approach is family centred and a family member will be shown how they can guide their child to success at mealtimes!
Make an appointment to see Tiahn and achieve success at mealtimes.
For further information regarding the SOS Program http://www.sosapproach-conferences.com/
