What Feeding Therapy Looks Like With NOSH: From Mealtime Struggles to Joyful Family Experiences

Please note: This blog is for educational and informational purposes only and does not replace medical advice, therapy advice, or care from your child’s healthcare team. If you have questions or concerns about your child’s health, feeding, or safety at mealtimes, please consult a qualified healthcare provider. For full details, please visit our Terms + Conditions.

If you’ve ever wondered what feeding therapy actually looks like, this is for you. At NOSH, sessions are designed to feel less like another appointment you have to go to and more like a compassionate partnership woven into your family’s daily life. If you’re wondering if this is for you or worried it might be too much, we hope this offers a gentle, honest glimpse into what feeding therapy with NOSH can look like.

What Feeding Therapy Is + Isn’t

At its core, feeding therapy helps your child learn how to eat or how to eat better—but at NOSH, it’s never just about getting one more bite in or forcing foods your child isn’t ready for. Instead of pushing or pressuring, we focus on helping your child feel safe, curious, and confident with food. That means we slow things down, pay attention to your child’s cues, and build trust at a pace that feels right for you, your family, and most importantly—your child.

In sessions, this can look like playful exploration with new textures, practicing skills with well-loved foods, or gently expanding their variety over time. Maybe your child spends most of a session using food to act out their favorite movie or build their tallest tower. Progress might even show up as staying at the table a little longer, touching or smelling a new food, or approaching mealtimes with less anxiety—and we celebrate these tiny shifts as real, meaningful progress.

We Meet You Where You’re At

We meet you where your meals actually happen. For many families, that means in-home sessions around the kitchen table, at a breakfast bar, or on the living room floor with a picnic-style snack. For others, it means virtual visits from your kitchen table, making support accessible no matter where you live.

We also think about all the places your child navigates eating—school cafeterias, grandparents’ houses, restaurants, birthday parties, even snacks in the car or at the park. Wherever food is part of your child’s world, our goal is to help you carry strategies and support into those everyday spaces so real-life mealtimes feel more manageable and connected.

OUR TIME TOGETHER

Feeding therapy sessions at NOSH are play-based and child-led, where play meets purpose. We genuinely hope that our time together is some of the most fun your child has ever had with food, because that usually means we’re doing our job. We follow your child’s lead, create a safe space for exploration, and celebrate every brave new step along the way—whether it’s licking a new food, accepting a small change to a favorite food, or simply staying regulated at the table. Strategies are evidence-informed and grounded in occupational therapy and pediatric feeding research, while remaining flexible enough to fit your family’s routines.

Underneath every activity is a simple hope: to transform mealtime struggles into the joyful family experiences they were always meant to be. Our goal isn’t just to increase the number of foods on your child’s plate, but to help create a mealtime environment where your whole family can connect and thrive together. If you’re tired of pushing, bargaining, or trying to figure it out alone, feeding therapy with NOSH offers a more supported path forward for you, your child, and your family.

From our NOSH nook to your family table,
Courtney

Our hope is that this space helps you feel seen, heard, and supported. If you’re looking for care specifically with feeding and wondering if NOSH could help, we’d be honored to connect with you to explore whether we might be a good fit for you, your child, and your family. We currently serve infants, children, teens, and families in homes across greater Houston and virtually throughout TX, NM, and CA. We’re always open to exploring new areas when it’s the right fit for a family and for NOSH.