Occupational Therapy Services
Comprehensive Feeding Evaluation
Sprouting Pediatrics offers a comprehensive feeding evaluation that is completed in your own home. The evaluation helps determine any underlying eating, feeding, or oral motor challenges impacting your child's feeding progress. An intervention plan tailored to your child's specific needs includes in-depth strategies, resources and guidance towards the best next steps. This evaluation is the first step towards achieving improved feeding and overall wellness for your child.
In-Home Occupational Therapy
Sprouting Pediatrics offers in-home occupational therapy and feeding therapy services tailored to your child's unique needs. Our play-based approach creates a fun and engaging learning environment while working towards targeted goal areas. We understand that each child develops at their own pace, therefore a therapy plan is personalized to match your child's learning style and fit your every day life.
Teletherapy Session
Sprouting Pediatrics offers virtual consultation, parent education, and therapy sessions at your convenience. Having the opportunity to chat with your therapist to discuss your feeding program, adapt strategies for ongoing progress or ask follow up questions, is available to ensure your child gets the support they need to thrive.
OT Can Help With...
Feeding Concerns
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Providing assessment and intervention for challenges related to feeding. Read common feeding concerns here.
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Addresing the feeding environment, negative mealtime behaviours and creating positive mealtime experiences
Tethered Oral Tissue (TOTs)
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Collaborating with healthcare professionals to determine the functional impact of TOTs (e.g. tongue ties) on feeding and overall oral motor development.
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Recommending therapeutic exercises or interventions to support improved tongue mobility for feeding as well as pre and post tongue tie release.
Sensory Regulation Skills
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Incorporating sensory regulation strategies to address sensory processing challenges and support effective responses to sensory input.
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Creating a sensory-friendly environment to support regulation skills at home and support optimal growth and development.
Play Skills
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Facilitating play activities that promote social interaction, cognitive development, and motor skills.
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Addressing any challenges related to play engagement, sensory processing, or social interaction skills.
Oral Motor Skills
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Determining oral motor deficits, sharing and adapting exercises and activities to enhance oral motor skills.
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Implementing strategies to improve oral-motor coordination, chewing and swallowing function during mealtimes.
Fine Motor Skills
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Developing activities to enhance fine motor skills, including tasks like handwriting, buttoning, and using utensils.
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Implementing exercises to strengthen hand and finger muscles and improve hand-eye coordination.
Sleep
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Addressing sleep concerns that may be impacting a child's daily function.
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Developing strategies for improved sleep hygiene and overall sleep routine.
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Addressing sensory issues that may contribute to sleep disturbances.