Top Ten Tips from an Occupational Therapist for Expanding Food Choices with a Picky Eater
Thursday December 5, 2019 @ 2pm EDT
Occupational Therapist Carrie Owen will:
✔️Distinguish between a typical picky eater compared to a child or teen who has a feeding disorder
✔️Provide practical methods for facilitating the transition from breast/bottle feeding to purees and texture, including tips for encouraging chewing and cup drinking
✔️Introduce SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) techniques for picky eaters
🍁Carrie Owen is an accredited Occupational Therapist, program designer, facilitator, researcher, lecturer and author in the field of feeding and related developmental needs of infants, children and teens. She is the owner of Sweet Pea Therapy helping families in the Ottawa area with children who have feeding challenges. In addition to her private practice, she is the coordinator, developer and core team member of the feeding clinics at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.