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Help Your Child Eat with Less Stress

Does my child need feeding therapy?

If your child is struggling to eat, you’re not alone. Mealtimes can become stressful, and it’s normal to worry about nutrition or feel exhausted from trying everything. At FeedingPlus, we understand the frustration, fear, and emotional toll feeding challenges can create for parents.

Feeding Therapy Helps

Nicola is a Feeding Therapist and Speech-Language Pathologist with over 25 years of experience helping children overcome feeding challenges. Based in Toronto and working with families across Ontario, she focuses on reducing pressure, building trust, and making mealtimes positive. Nicola provides compassionate, judgement-free support and practical strategies tailored to your family.

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Does my child need feeding therapy?

At FeedingPlus we know that having a child that struggles to eat can be a deeply emotional and distressing journey for parents. The stress of mealtimes and fear about your child’s nutrition and future can be overwhelming. When there are difficulties in the feeding relationship, parents may experience feelings of grief, frustration, and burnout.

Feeding Therapy Helps

Nicola is a seasoned Feeding Therapist and Speech-Language Pathologist with over 25-years of experience helping kids with eating challenges. She believes in a responsive and relationship-based approach to feeding therapy. Nicola offers non-judgemental, compassionate, and comprehensive solutions that are tailored to your child and family’s specific needs.

Help is here...

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Picky Eater Little girl refusing food

If your child is struggling with any of these, I can help.

  • Food refusal or aversion
  • Picky eating
  • Fear of trying new foods
  • Difficulty starting solids
  • Sensitivity to food textures
  • Gagging or throwing-up
  • Spitting-out foods
  • Trouble chewing
  • Challenges with self-feeding
  • Poor growth or nutrition concerns
  • ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)
  • Tube feeding support
  • Autism spectrum differences
  • Sensory processing differences
  • Swallowing concerns

Feeding Therapy & Parent Coaching Works!

  • Positive family mealtimes and a better relationship with food 
  • Reduce picky eating and food refusal
  • Introduction of solids and table foods to your baby
  • Support with self-feeding and Baby Led Weaning (BLW)
  • Help your child with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Autism (ASD), Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) develop a better relationship with food
  • Improve your child's growth, weight and nutrition 
  • Improve chewing/oral-motor (mouth muscle) skills
  • Help with open cup and straw drinking
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Nicola Pratt Director of FeedingPlus Inc at her desk

The FeedingPlus Approach

When feeding feels overwhelming, you don’t have to figure it out alone. Together, we’ll create a clear plan so you know exactly what to do moving forward.

  • Kids eat better when feeding feels safe and respectful. I focus on building trust, following your child’s lead, and helping them develop a healthy relationship with food.
  • There is no ‘one-size-fits all’ feeding approach when supporting kids and their families. I’ll help you understand what’s going on with your child’s eating and create a plan that truly works for your family.
  • You know your child better than anyone. That’s why every plan I create puts your family at the centre. Through mealtime guidance and parent coaching, I will help get your child get back-on-track with real-life practical solutions.
  • Studies show that parent coaching for feeding challenges leads to high levels of parent satisfaction. Families report feeling more confident, more empowered, and supported with personalized guidance that fits their child’s needs and daily routines.
  • FeedingPlus provides feeding and nutrition support for babies, children, and teens.

Therapy from the comfort and convenience of your own home

FeedingPlus is a virtual telehealth clinic.* We will work with you over video appointments, in the comfort of your own home, in your child’s natural feeding environment. All you need is a smartphone or a laptop and access to the internet. Learn more about the Benefits of Telehealth Feeding Therapy and Coaching.

* Due to current medical licensing restrictions, services are only available to residents of Ontario, Canada.
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Do you have health insurance/benefits?

Services are often covered under 'Speech-Language Pathology' or 'Speech Therapy' and 'Registered Dietitian' through extended Health Benefits/Insurance plans.

Please check your policy coverage for specific details.

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Welcome to the FeedingPlus Blog

FeedingPlus is dedicated to serving children and families across Ontario and providing worldwide education to help kids learn to love food and celebrate mealtimes. The FeedingPlus site is a resource-rich educational hub to help you navigate your child’s feeding journey and place you on a path toward successful eating

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Keep In Touch

FeedingPlus welcomes you to sign-up for our feeding newsletter for free feeding tips and tricks of the trade! The feeding blog shares tried and tested strategies to help with your child’s feeding challenges. Topics include favourite equipment/products, chewing tips, how to reduce gagging, toothbrushing, family meals, starting solids, cup drinking, picky eating, and much more.

FeedingPlus Newsletter

Sharing tips, research, and advice on feeding.

Feeding support is just a click away

As a mother of a child with medical issues, I know firsthand that getting your child to numerous appointments outside of the home, can be very challenging, stressful, and time consuming. Scheduling therapy sessions around work and daily life can be difficult. FeedingPlus' online clinic gives you access and convenience that is just a smartphone or laptop away.

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