Feeding Therapy in Denver
Mealtimes can feel overwhelming when your child has difficulty eating. At Sound Bites Speech & Feeding Therapy, we provide individualized feeding support for infants and children, with practical guidance for caregivers.
Whether your concerns involve early feeding development, limited food variety, challenging textures, or chewing skills, we start by understanding your child’s needs and your family’s routines.
Could Feeding Therapy Help Your Child?
Families may seek support when their child:
Has difficulty transitioning from purees to other textures.
Eats a very limited variety of foods.
Frequently gags when trying certain foods.
Has difficulty chewing or managing food in their mouth.
Becomes distressed around new foods or mealtimes.
Needs support developing feeding independence.
An evaluation helps us understand what may be contributing to these concerns and recommend appropriate next steps.
Feeding Support for Infants, Toddlers, and Children
Infant Feeding and Early Transitions
Early feeding concerns can leave caregivers unsure of how to help. We assess your infant’s feeding skills and discuss the challenges you are noticing during daily routines.
Depending on your baby’s needs, support may address feeding coordination, oral movement skills, and transitions between feeding stages. We also help caregivers understand recommendations and when coordination with other healthcare professionals may be needed.
Toddler Feeding and Texture Exploration
Toddlers are learning to navigate new foods, textures, and ways of eating. Some need additional support during these transitions.
Therapy may focus on exploring foods, developing chewing skills, managing appropriate textures, and participating more comfortably in family meals. Caregivers receive strategies tailored to their child’s development and everyday routines.
Picky Eating and Selective Eating
When food preferences become restrictive or mealtimes regularly feel stressful, families may benefit from additional support.
We explore your child’s feeding skills, preferences, and responses to food. Depending on their needs, therapy may include:
Building familiarity with foods through gradual exploration.
Exploring differences in texture, smell, color, and temperature.
Encouraging comfortable, low-pressure interactions with food.
Supporting flexibility around food presentation and routines.
Helping caregivers set realistic, individualized goals.
Chewing and Oral Motor Feeding Skills
Eating requires coordinated movements of the lips, tongue, and jaw. Some children have difficulty chewing, moving food within their mouth, or managing different textures.
An evaluation helps identify the skills affecting your child’s feeding. Recommendations may address chewing development, food management, and progression to appropriate textures. When swallowing or medical concerns are identified, we coordinate with your child’s healthcare team as appropriate.
What to Expect
1. Share Your Concerns
Start with a free consultation to discuss your child’s feeding challenges, ask questions, and learn about available services.
2. Complete an Evaluation
The evaluation considers your child’s feeding history, current skills, and mealtime routines. We discuss your concerns and priorities to help guide recommendations.
3. Review Recommendations
We explain the findings and discuss appropriate next steps. These may include individualized therapy, caregiver guidance, or coordination with other professionals.
4. Connect Skills to Daily Life
When therapy is recommended, goals focus on skills that matter to your child and family. Caregiver involvement helps connect session activities to everyday meals and routines.
Why Choose Sound Bites?
Care That Starts With Your Child
We consider your child’s strengths, preferences, developmental stage, and feeding needs. Recommendations reflect the individual child and your family’s priorities.
Practical Caregiver Guidance
We help you understand the skills being addressed and how to use recommended strategies during daily routines. You have opportunities to ask questions and discuss what feels manageable at home.
Goals That Matter to Your Family
Therapy focuses on meaningful participation in everyday eating routines, from exploring textures to developing feeding skills and independence.
A Collaborative Approach
Feeding concerns can involve several factors. When appropriate, we coordinate with your child’s pediatrician and other professionals to support the needs identified during assessment.
Serving Families in the Denver And Surrounding Areas
Based in Centennial, Colorado, Sound Bites Speech & Feeding Therapy serves families in the greater Denver area.
Contact us to confirm service availability for your location and discuss the feeding support your child needs.
Insurance & Payment Options
We review payment options before services begin so you can understand potential costs and ask questions.
Health First Colorado
We accept Health First Colorado for eligible feeding evaluation and therapy services. We verify eligibility and benefits before your child’s first appointment. Coverage depends on applicable plan requirements and the services provided.
Private Pay, HSA & FSA
Private-pay options are available. We discuss rates before services begin and accept HSA and FSA cards for eligible expenses.
Questions about payment? Contact us to discuss your options.
Superbills
Superbills are available upon request for potential out-of-network reimbursement. Your insurance plan determines reimbursement, and payment is not guaranteed.
Advanced Training & Certifications
Frequently Asked Questions
-
An evaluation may be worth discussing when feeding difficulties persist, food variety is very limited, textures or chewing remain challenging, or mealtimes regularly cause distress. You can share your concerns with your child’s pediatrician or contact us to discuss available services.
-
Feeding therapy may help when selective eating affects a child’s daily routines or participation in meals. An evaluation considers feeding skills and responses to food to guide individualized recommendations.
-
Infant feeding therapy evaluates feeding skills during early development. Depending on your baby’s needs, recommendations may address coordination, oral movement skills, feeding transitions, and caregiver support.
-
Therapy may address food exploration, unfamiliar textures, chewing, and mealtime participation. Goals and caregiver strategies are based on your toddler’s skills and needs.
-
These are the coordinated movements of the lips, tongue, and jaw used to manage food. They help a child chew and move food within the mouth.
-
We discuss your child’s feeding history, current concerns, and daily routines, and assess relevant feeding skills. We then explain the findings and review recommended next steps.
-
Request a free consultation to discuss your concerns and service availability. We will explain the intake process and any referral or documentation requirements before scheduling an evaluation.
Let’s Talk About Your Child’s Feeding
Share what has been challenging and what you would like help with. We’ll discuss your concerns and help you understand the next steps.
