Occupational therapists provide effective parent coaching for parents of picky eaters
“The caregiver and therapist work collaboratively to enhance the capacity of the family to achieve family desired goals. Collaboration promotes a broader examination of the child since the professional knows the health conditions, child development, and best practice interventions and the caregiver knows the child’s personality, strengths, and challenges.
With OPC, caregiver–child interactions were observed during the intervention sessions. Collaborative problem solving occurred in real time to identify mismatches between child and caregiver behaviors, communication, and expectations. Both caregivers reported the presence of residual maladaptive feeding behaviors influencing the quality of the mealtime experience; however, with the caregivers’ enhanced sense of competence, they felt they had the strategies necessary to reduce the influence of maladaptive behaviors on the mealtime experience.”
