(Feeding Therapy) Common behavioral concerns faced by parents include: solid or liquid refusal, physical and verbal protest, refusal to self-feed, throwing food, expelling food, gagging or coughing, selectivity by texture, type or color, as well as vomiting. Research on this subject has determined that there are three common consequences that maintain the problematic behaviors surrounding feeding disorders. They include providing escape (e.g. ending the meal, or removing the non-preferred food), attention (can be in the form of coaxing, comforting, or reprimands) or access to preferred items or food, with escape being the most common consequence following problematic mealtime behavior.

Belongs to the following disciplines:

• Feeding Therapy