Group Feeding Program: Making Mealtimes Joyful, Not Stressful
The Allay Occupational Therapy Foodies Program helps parents and children turn stressful mealtimes into enjoyable experiences. It offers play-based feeding therapy for pre-schoolers (3-5 years) and early primary children (5-7 years) in Geelong. The program, based on the Sequential-Oral-Sensory (SOS) approach, addresses sensory, motor, oral, cognitive, medical, and nutritional factors contributing to feeding difficulties. If your child has limited food preferences, difficulty chewing or swallowing, prolonged meal times, or other related issues, this program can help foster positive eating habits and a healthy relationship with food.
Group Details: Foodies – Pre school (age 3-5)
When 2025 Term 2
Date TBC
Cost Quote upon request
NDIS and Medicare rebates available
What are the Key Focused Areas
- Sensory Factors: Addressing sensory sensitivities or aversions to different food textures, colors, and smells.
- Motor Skills: Improving the child’s ability to chew, swallow, and use utensils properly.
- Oral Skills: Enhancing oral motor skills to make eating more comfortable and efficient.
- Cognitive Aspects: Helping children understand and feel more comfortable with the process of eating.
- Medical and Nutritional Factors: Considering any underlying medical conditions or nutritional needs that may affect feeding.
- Play-Based Approach: Using play to make mealtime a fun and engaging experience, reducing stress and anxiety around eating.
