Helping children build confidence with eating, drinking and mealtimes.
Is your child a fussy eater, refusing foods, gagging on certain textures, or struggling to move beyond a limited range of foods? Feeding difficulties are common — but they can be stressful and overwhelming for families.
We provide personalised Feeding Therapy for babies, toddlers and young children across the Central Coast, helping them eat safely, explore new foods and enjoy positive mealtimes.
Feeding Therapy supports children who have difficulty eating, drinking, chewing, swallowing or accepting a variety of foods and textures. While many children go through a stage of being selective, some feeding challenges are more complex and may not improve without support.
These difficulties may relate to oral motor skill development, sensory sensitivities, developmental delays, low oral muscle tone, feeding anxiety, oral function difficulties, tongue or lip ties, mouth breathing, a high arched palate or orofacial myofunctional disorders.
Our goal is not simply to get children to eat more food. We help children feel safe, confident and successful during mealtimes while building lifelong feeding skills.
Every child is different, but some signs may indicate that feeding support would be beneficial.
If you’re concerned about your child’s eating, an assessment can help identify the underlying factors.
We focus on building trust and confidence around food while supporting the skills needed for successful eating and drinking.
A comprehensive first step where we:
Tailored to your child and may include:
We frequently use the evidence-based Food Chaining approach — expanding the foods a child eats by building on foods they already enjoy, gradually introducing similar flavours, textures and appearances in a way that feels safe and achievable. Particularly helpful for highly restricted diets.
Feeding challenges often overlap with communication, sensory processing, oral function and developmental needs. Depending on your child’s needs, we may also recommend:
Helping children who present with mouth breathing, tongue and lip ties, drooling, tongue thrust, lisps and oral muscle weakness.
Helping children understand language, use words, combine sentences and communicate more confidently.
Supporting babies, toddlers and preschool children during the most important years of development.
Practical coaching to help parents support communication, feeding, emotional regulation and development at home.
Neuroaffirming support focused on communication, connection, play, regulation and participation.
Supporting children with delays across multiple areas — communication, play, feeding, social interaction and early learning.
Tumbi Umbi · Erina · Gosford · Terrigal · Tuggerah
Woy Woy · Wyong · Berkeley Vale · Killarney Vale · and surrounding communities
Telehealth appointments may also be available for families across NSW where appropriate.
Many children go through a period of selective eating. However, if your child eats a very limited range of foods, refuses entire food groups, experiences distress around meals or is not improving over time, professional support may be beneficial.
We support babies, toddlers and children up to approximately 8 years of age with feeding and oral motor challenges.
Yes. Feeding Therapy may be recommended before and after tongue tie or lip tie release to support oral motor development, feeding skills and oral function.
Yes. Mouth breathing can impact oral motor development, chewing, swallowing and feeding. In some cases, Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy may also be recommended.
Absolutely. Parent involvement is essential, and we provide practical strategies for everyday mealtimes and routines.
You don’t have to manage feeding challenges alone. Whether your child is refusing foods, struggling with textures, or making mealtimes stressful for the whole family, we’re here to help.
