Many children struggle with feeding — not just eating less, but refusing certain textures, gagging, avoiding food colours, or eating only a few selective items. Parents often worry whether their child is growing properly, missing nutrients, or developing bad eating habits.
If this sounds like your child, Sensory Feeding Therapy at OT4Kids Delhi can help.
We specialise in helping children who face feeding difficulties due to sensory processing, oral-motor, behavioral, or medical reasons. Our approach is play-based, child-friendly and backed by science, ensuring progress happens without stress.
✅ What is Sensory Feeding Therapy?
Some kids don’t eat well not because they don’t want to — but because their brain processes food sensations differently.
Examples:
- Bread feels too dry
- Rice feels sticky
- Fruit smells “too strong”
- Crunchy food feels painful in the mouth
- Mixed textures cause gagging
Sensory feeding therapy helps children:
- Accept new textures, temperatures & flavours
- Reduce fear of food
- Improve chewing & swallowing
- Make mealtimes calm and happy
It focuses on both sensory + oral-motor development.
Sensory Red Flags
- Eats only 1–10 preferred foods
- Avoids wet, sticky, or crunchy food
- Gags at sight, smell, or touch of food
- Refuses new foods completely
- Separates textures while eating (removes skin, spits lumps)
Oral-Motor Red Flags
- Difficulty chewing or swallowing
- Drooling while eating
- Food left in mouth pockets
- Choking or gagging frequently
- Very slow eating (more than 30 minutes/meal)
Behavioural Red Flags
- Meal battles and severe tantrums at dining table
- Needs screen distractions to eat
- Runs away or hides during mealtime
Nutritional Red Flags
- Weight below expected for age
- Frequent illness or poor immunity
If yes → Early therapy = better long-term eating habits & growth.