Episode 48: Assessing and Treating Children With Feeding Problems

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest this week is Dr. Kay A. Toomey, a Pediatric Psychologist who has worked with children who struggle to eat for almost 30 years. She has developed the</span> <a href= "https://sosapproachtofeeding.com/sos-approach/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SOS Approach to Feeding</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">as a family-centered program for assessing and treating children with feeding problems. Dr. Toomey speaks nationally and internationally about her approach and also acts as a consultant to Gerber Products. Dr. Toomey helped form The Children’s Hospital – Denver’s Pediatric Oral Feeding Clinic, as well as, the Rose Medical Center’s Pediatric Feeding Center. She previously co-chaired the Pediatric Therapy Services Department at Rose Medical Center prior to entering private practice. Currently, Dr. Toomey is the President of Toomey & Associates, Inc., and acts as a Clinical Consultant to the Feeding Clinic at STAR Institute.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Dr. Toomey and I discuss the challenges that parents face with picky eaters and problem feeders and how they can address and treat those issues. Dr. Toomey presents a thorough breakdown showing how and when feeding problems begin for children and sheds light on resolving these issues with proven methods through her</span> <a href= "https://sosapproachtofeeding.com/does-my-child-have-a-problem/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> SOS Approach</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">to feeding. To learn more about Dr. Kay A. Toomey</span> <a href= "https://sosapproachtofeeding.com/sos-team/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">click here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Where to learn more about Dr. Kay A. Toomey...</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://sosapproachtofeeding.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SOS Approach To Feeding</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "h