Personalized Virtual Feeding Coaching For Parents

Virtual parent coaching is designed for parents who want individualized guidance around their child’s feeding without committing to ongoing weekly therapy.

Families reach out for many different reasons, including picky eating, limited food variety, stressful mealtimes, food refusal, difficulty transitioning away from bottles or purées, mealtime anxiety, and uncertainty about how to respond to their child’s feeding challenges.

If you’re not sure whether parent coaching or an in-person feeding evaluation is the better place to start, reach out and I can help you determine the best fit.

In traditional feeding therapy, the clinician works directly with your child to address specific feeding skills or challenges.

Parent coaching focuses on you. We look at what’s happening during your child’s everyday meals, help you understand the factors that may be contributing to the problem, and develop strategies you can use at home.

For many feeding concerns, changing what happens during the meals your child experiences every day can be an important part of making progress.

Some children benefit from direct feeding therapy or an in-person evaluation instead, and I’ll let you know if I believe that would be more appropriate.

Feeding happens multiple times every day—not only during an appointment. Parent coaching gives you strategies you can use during those everyday meals.

For families participating in the 3-Week Mealtime Transformation, video review also allows me to observe your child eating in their natural environment. This gives me valuable information about your child’s responses, your current mealtime routines, and where we may be able to make meaningful changes.

• Detailed pre-program feeding intake
  So I understand your child's feeding history, current challenges and your family's goals before we begin.

• 3 expert mealtime video reviews
  I'll review real meals happening in your home—not just rely on what you can remember during an appointment.

• 3 private 45-minute coaching sessions
  We'll build your initial strategy, troubleshoot what's happening and refine the plan as your child responds.

• Individualized written feeding plan & recommendations
  Clear strategies and next steps you can refer back to between sessions.

• Personalized tools, visuals or video modeling when appropriate

• Between-session email support
  For questions and troubleshooting throughout the three weeks.

• Final next-steps plan
  So you know exactly what to continue working on when our three weeks together end.

The Parent Feeding Consultation ($275) is best when you need an expert opinion, individualized recommendations, or help figuring out what to do next.

The 3-Week Mealtime Transformation ($1,200) is designed for families who want more hands-on support making changes at home.

Instead of leaving one consultation with a plan to implement on your own, we work together over three weeks. I review videos of your child’s actual mealtimes, help you implement an individualized plan, troubleshoot what isn’t working, and adjust our approach based on how your child responds.

Video submission is not required for a one-time Parent Feeding Consultation.

Mealtime video review is an important part of the 3-Week Mealtime Transformation. Seeing a typical meal allows me to observe details that can be difficult to describe during a call and provide more individualized feedback.

Your videos don’t need to be polished or staged—a normal, everyday meal is usually the most helpful.

Growth is important, but it’s only one part of the feeding picture.

If your child is eating an increasingly limited variety of foods, meals are consistently stressful, your child has difficulty progressing with feeding skills, or you’re regularly changing the way your family eats to accommodate feeding difficulties, it may be worth taking a closer look.

Parent coaching can help you understand what’s happening and determine whether changes are needed now or whether monitoring is appropriate.

Some feeding concerns are better evaluated in person.

If your child has coughing or choking during meals, concerns about swallowing safety, significant difficulty chewing, poor growth or nutrition concerns, or another issue that may require direct clinical assessment, I may recommend an in-person feeding evaluation or additional medical evaluation instead.

If you’re unsure, you don’t have to determine this yourself. Send me a brief description of what’s happening and I’ll help you decide where to start.

Parent coaching is a consultative service and is not billed to insurance.

Ocean Pediatric Feeding is a private-pay practice. Superbills may be available for eligible clinical feeding evaluation and therapy services, but not for virtual parent coaching.

HSA/FSA eligibility can depend on your individual plan and the service being provided. You can check with your plan administrator to determine whether your parent coaching service qualifies.

You don’t have to choose on your own.

Tell me a little about your child, what’s happening with feeding, and what you’re hoping to change. I’ll let you know whether I recommend starting with a one-time Parent Feeding Consultation, the 3-Week Mealtime Transformation, or an in-person feeding evaluation.