S.M.I.L.E

Eat.Smile.Grow is a comprehensive multidisciplinary feeding program for infants and toddlers from birth to 36 months of age who experience some form of feeding disorder. The program provides successful treatment of feeding disorders via a multidisciplinary approach, where the child’s needs are assessed, appropriate intervention programs assigned, and parent education and support are provided in order to improve the child’s overall feeding skills, behavior, and nutritional intake.

The Eat.Smile.Grow program at Smile offers individual and/or group feeding assessment and treatment via a multidisciplinary team of licensed specialists including: occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, pediatric dietitians, child development specialists, and community pediatricians. Parents are also considered to be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team and actively participate in the program, thereby promoting a positive feeding environment for all participants and the generalization of skills.

Eat.Smile.Grow provides:

• Individualized Feeding Assessment
• Individualized Feeding Treatment
• Parent Support and Education
• Group Feeding Treatment Programs (Groups are divided according to clients’ primary areas of need)

1. Munching Monkeys – Group focused on addressing deficits in oral motor skills affecting feeding

2. Healthy Hippos – Group focused on nutrition and healthy eating patterns and habits

3. Playful Pandas – Group focused on social and environmental factors related to feeding

4. Tiny Tigers – Group focused on helping mothers with nursing

5. Exploring Elephants – Group focused on getting clients ready to eat

For additional information regarding our Eat.Smile.Grow or to schedule an initial consultation, please contact us anytime at info@smile-ptd.com