Overview

Eating and swallowing are essential to growth and living a healthy life.

Pediatric rehabilitation can help if your child is having challenges in these areas of development.

Nutrition Services dietitians can help your child achieve their best nutritional health.

Eating well

Help your child learn to eat and enjoy a variety of nourishing foods. Learn about the role you and your child each have in feeding and how to make mealtime a positive experience.

Remember to talk to your healthcare providers for any questions or concerns that you have.

Infant

Learn how you can help your child develop healthy eating habits.

• Feeding Your Baby 0-12 months (online nutrition class)
• Feeding Your Baby
• Starting Solid Foods: 6-12 Months
• Feeding Healthy eating when pregnant and breastfeeding

Toddler

• Feeding Your Child 1-5 years old (online nutrition class)
• Feeding Your Toddler
• Feeding Your Preschooler
• Feeding Toddlers and Young Children (pdf)
• Healthy eating for parents and children

Child and teen

• Mealtime Struggles in School-Aged Children: Building Trust, Confidence, and Feeding Skills in Children Aged 6-12 (online nutrition class)
• Healthy eating for children
• Healthy attitudes toward food and exercise
• Healthy eating for parents and children
• Healthy eating for teens

Feeding and swallowing struggles

Pediatric Eating and Swallowing is a partner website where you can find information about feeding disorders in children. Learn how you can help your child or youth to eat, feed, or drink safely and independently.

Talk to your healthcare provider if you have any questions or concerns.

• Learning about feeding disorders in infants

If you are worried or uncertain about your child’s eating, feeding, and swallowing, Is Feeding a Struggle? is a questionnaire that can help you better understand and identify any areas of concern.