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What are some of the things that you could share with speech language pathologist as far as how they can support kids who have, who are picky eaters? I would say knowing when to refer collaboration with your local, clinically based feeding therapist and some simple tools that you can use in your therapy sessions to make them more successful.

For example, our, our three basic,like, I don't wanna call it requirements, but recommendations we make from the get go with the parents is, okay, we know eventually you're gonna start feeding this child at home. One, get some structured feeding. Don't let them wander. Start training them to sit in a chair. That makes a huge difference. Two, use a timer. These children are so used to these behaviors that they exhibit to get at a meal.

Let's actually train them that they can get out of their seat once the timer beat. So then that gives you a window of opportunity to work on some goal, whatever it is. And then the third thing is have some kind of reward system that is based on that. Patient's like wants interests, because it's a lot easier.

Like I mentioned, we use a behaviorally based model is a lot easier to get them to do things. If you have, and it's as simple as having a tiny little tub, a little like Tupperware tub with their favorite toys, and the parents can bring it in and you can purchase them if you have that in your budget.

You know, just little things that you can be like, all right, we're going to, you know, I don't know, tap this food to our lips three times. If you can do that, you get this and then, you know, you can build off of that. If you wanna move into like eating the food or self-feeding food or whatever, it's Yeah. Baby steps. Yeah.