Pediatric Feeding Therapy for Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children
About
Eat Play Grow Slo
At Eat Play Grow Slo, it is our mission to provide family centered, pediatric occupational therapy and feeding therapy in the home, other natural settings (daycare, pre-school), and via teletherapy, with the intent of helping to provide the tools that little ones and their families need to move them forward on the road to becoming healthy, happy eaters. On this journey, it is our intent to provide services in a nurturing and respectful manner, always considering the child’s unique skill set, and integrating best practices to help children and their families to thrive. We strongly believe that early intervention and teamwork are key to this process. It takes a village, and we are better together!
Sheri Mortola, OTR/L, SWC
Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Feeding Specialist
Sheri Mortola is a pediatric Occupational Therapist who specializes in feeding therapy for infants, toddlers and young children, and the sole proprietor of Eat Play Grow Slo. She has over 30 years of experience working with children and their families and uses an eclectic approach to address the whole child, integrating her expertise in neurodevelopment and motor skills with components of feeding and swallowing to help improve functional feeding skills for optimum growth and development.
Our Services
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Occupational Therapy / Feeding Therapy
We provide evaluation and treatment services to address difficulties with feeding and swallowing skills. Evaluations are provided in the home, followed by services in the home, daycare, and / or pre-school settings. We address postural control, motor skills, oral sensory motor skills, and mealtime structure with the goal of helping to progress the feeding skills of infants, toddlers and young children.
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TummyTime! Method
TummyTime! Method is a structured way to do tummy time to optimize nervous system regulation and promote functional gains. It was developed by Michelle Emanuel, Pediatric Occupational Therapist, for use with both tummy time difficulties, and as a therapeutic intervention to optimize neurodevelopment, social engagement, and help babies and families to love and embrace tummy time!
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Teletherapy
Following an in-person evaluation, we provide feeding therapy and TummyTime! Method services via live videoconferencing. Therapeutic strategies and techniques are integrated into mealtime with specific adaptations unique to your child’s needs to build skills and optimize positive mealtime experiences.
