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A child-sized plate with banana, toast, carrots and strawberry alongside a cup and spoon

Is this your child?

Mealtimes have become the hard part of the day.

A shrinking food list, distress around texture, very long meals, or dread at the table are enough reasons to ask for help.

Talk to us first. It’s freeAsk about an assessment

Consultation and assessment fees are explained before booking.

What matters now

Eating is a skill, and pressure usually makes a hard meal harder.

Feeding difficulty can involve oral-motor skill, sensory experience, routines, and the stress that has built around the table. This page cannot decide which part is affecting your child.

What you may notice
Mealtimes that have become the hard part: a shrinking food list, distress around texture, very long meals, or dread at the table.
What a clinician would look at
Skill, sensory response, routine, and family stress, and how each may affect a meal: chewing, textures, safe foods, and what happens before and after.
The smallest next step
Describe what your child eats, what happens during meals, and what you have already tried. A free conversation may suggest a consultation or a detailed feeding assessment.
Where it runs
Feeding is delivered through our dedicated paediatric feeding setup at our Kalyan Nagar centre, by clinicians trained in paediatric feeding.

It is not your fault. Mealtime battles are exhausting for everyone, and blame has never helped a child eat.

Patterns worth mentioning

Look for direction and distress: fewer foods, harder meals, or skills that do not seem to be moving forward.

  • The safe list keeps shrinkingFoods your child once ate disappear, or only one brand or presentation feels acceptable.
  • Textures stop the mealWet, lumpy, mixed, or unfamiliar foods bring immediate refusal or distress.
  • Meals take a very long timeChewing is slow, food stays in the mouth, or meals often stretch towards an hour.

3 more topics to explore

More detail

Whole food groups are missing

Fruit, vegetables, protein, or another group has almost disappeared.

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The table feels frightening

Crying, gagging, or leaving hungry happens more than occasionally.

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The strain follows everyone

Your family plans around food and approaches each meal with dread.

When to seek a medical assessment first

Some feeding signs need a doctor’s review before therapy begins. This is a safety matter, not a judgement about your parenting.

  • Choking during or after feeds.
  • Persistent coughing or gagging during feeds.
  • Poor weight gain, or weight loss.
  • Refusal of all solids.

If you notice any of these, please see your paediatrician or doctor promptly. We will also help you find the right professional. Feeding support can continue alongside once the medical picture is clear.

What feeding support may involve

Speech and occupational therapists may work together on chewing, sensory experience, and calmer routines at home.

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What feeding support may involve

Speech-language pathologists (SLP) consider how the mouth moves, chews, and swallows. Occupational therapists (OT) consider sensory experience and routines. The disciplines may work together where useful. Clinicians draw on approaches such as the SOS Approach, the AEIOU Feeding Approach, food chaining, and the Division of Responsibility, matched to your child.

Sessions move in small, comfortable steps. We show you what to carry into your own table because most eating happens at home.

What we do first

We ask about safe foods, refused foods, medical background, and difficult meals, then explain what we can cover.

More detail

What we do first

We ask about safe foods, refused foods, medical background, chewing, textures, and what happens before and after a difficult meal. Then we explain the feeding support that fits your child.

We do not force or trick a child into eating, turn meals into tests, blame parents, or promise a timeline.

Common questions

  • Is this ordinary fussy eating?

    Some fussiness eases with time and pressure-free exposure. It is worth a closer look when the food list keeps shrinking, whole groups disappear, skills seem difficult, or meals cause real distress.

  • Will my child be made to eat?

    No. Work moves in small, comfortable steps. Your child is not forced or tricked, and you remain part of the plan.

If you are not ready to call

Not ready to call yet?

Read the page that matches your next question. The first conversation is free whenever you are ready.

Tell us what happens at your table

Call +91 70225 30530 during working hours. A short description of the foods and the difficult moments is enough to begin.

Talk to us first. It’s freeAsk about an assessment

Consultation and assessment fees are explained before booking.