Mealtimes don’t have to be stressful. Whether your child has:
- Fussy eating or food refusal,
- Lengthy mealtimes,
- Dysphagia,
- Or other mealtime challenges
we can help you get a handle on it.
Mealtime Management
How we can help
Swallowing is an essential skill. It develops from infancy and involves a series of voluntary and involuntary actions that allow food to move from the mouth to the digestive system.
When an infant or child is unable to suck, eat, drink or tolerate certain textures, they may have a condition called Dysphagia. People with Dysphagia are at high risk of choking, poor nutrition, dehydration and aspiration pneumonia (where food and liquid travel to the lungs instead of the stomach). Through the use of texture modifications and adaptive equipment, your Speech Pathologists will work with you and your child to ensure your child is safe during swallowing.
Our Speech Pathologists also work with children with various food aversions (e.g. textures, colors and placement). Through a process known as graded exposure, your child will explore new foods in a structure and safe way. We can support you to ensure your child is safe, and you are worry free, at mealtimes.
Mealtime management support is available at our Shenton Park, Success and Baldivis clinics, with our therapists working across the metro area to support families as close to home as possible.
Does your child show signs of food refusal, lengthy mealtimes, or restricted eating patterns? We can tailor mealtime management plans to their needs.
Mealtime Management Support Across Three Perth Clinics
Mealtime challenges can be stressful for the whole family. Whether your child is an extremely selective eater, refuses entire food groups, has difficulty with textures, or has been diagnosed with dysphagia, our speech pathologists are here to help. Mealtime management therapy is available at all three Kid Speak clinics across Perth, so families don’t have to travel far to access the right support.
Shenton Park (2/155 Onslow Road) – mealtime management for children from Subiaco, Nedlands, Claremont, Floreat, Wembley, City Beach, Jolimont, Crawley, Dalkeith, Cottesloe and surrounding western suburbs.
Success (8/640 Beeliar Drive) – mealtime management for children from Cockburn, Bibra Lake, Jandakot, Leeming, Atwell, Aubin Grove, Hammond Park, Yangebup, South Lake and surrounding southern suburbs.
Baldivis (17 Settlers Avenue) – mealtime management for children from Baldivis, Rockingham, Warnbro, Safety Bay, Port Kennedy, Kwinana, Wellard, Singleton, Golden Bay and surrounding south-eastern suburbs.
Fill out the contact form below to book a mealtime assessment or enquire about our mealtime management program at your nearest clinic.
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