Our Approach

At MayBee Therapy, we believe feeding challenges rarely exist in isolation. Our approach looks beyond what and how much a child eats to better understand the whole picture—including oral function, airway health, digestion, bowel habits, sensory experiences, development, and the mealtime environment.

 

Care is individualized, developmentally appropriate, and family-centered. We meet little ones where they are through play, exploration, and positive feeding experiences while giving caregivers practical strategies that can be carried into everyday routines.

 

Rather than focusing solely on getting a child to take another bite, we work to understand the why behind the feeding challenge and collaborate with families and other healthcare providers when additional support may be beneficial.

 

Our goal is to build strong foundations for eating, breathing, growing, and thriving—while helping families feel informed, supported, and confident along the way.

 

Our Process

1. Connect

Every family's story is different. We begin by learning about your child's feeding history, current concerns, routines, development, medical history, bowel habits, sleep, breathing, and your family's goals.

 

2. Look Beyond the Bite

We take a comprehensive look at the factors that may be influencing feeding, including oral-motor skills, positioning, sensory responses, mealtime behaviors, airway-related observations, digestion and bowel patterns, reflex integration and overall feeding development.

 

3. Create a Plan

Together, we develop an individualized plan based on your child's needs and your family's priorities. Recommendations are designed to be realistic, developmentally appropriate, and easy to incorporate into everyday life.

 

4. Play, Explore & Build Skills

Sessions use positive, playful experiences to support feeding development. Depending on your child's needs, this may include food exploration, oral-motor skill development, chewing, drinking, self-feeding, positioning, sensory experiences, and caregiver coaching.

 

5. Collaborate

Feeding is often a team effort. When appropriate, we collaborate with your child's pediatrician and other providers and may recommend further evaluation from professionals such as GI, ENT, dentistry, lactation, speech-language pathology, or other specialists.

 

6. Grow With Confidence

As skills develop, we help families carry strategies into home, daycare, and everyday mealtimes. Progress isn't measured by a clean plate—it's measured by meaningful changes that help your child become a safer, more comfortable, and more confident eater.

 

Every child. Every bite. Every little step forward. 🐝