13/08/2025
Supporting children and their families with mealtime challenges &/or swallowing difficulties is an area of clinical practice I really enjoy, despite it feeling like challenging & ‘slow progress’ work at times.
The amazing Belinda at Playful Connections has just shared this post of mealtimes, with a particular focus on Neurodivergent kids & adults. She has summarised some key principles beautifully! I love the mention of ‘felt safety’ as this is pivotal in the mealtime space.
It’s an individual journey for every child & family. And (sometimes) if it’s working for a child, we don’t need to fix, change or make it a problem.
