Gentle, evidence-based strategies to support positive feeding.
We help children build confidence with food through respectful, child-led feeding therapy that eases stress for families.
Helping children feel safer, calmer, and more confident with food
Feeding difficulties can affect any child — from fussy eating and limited diets to sensory discomfort, mealtime stress, or complete refusal of certain textures or foods. For families, it can be exhausting, emotional, and often misunderstood.
At Cubs Paediatric Dietetics, we offer compassionate, neurodiversity-affirming feeding therapy that helps children build trust with food, reduces pressure at mealtimes, and supports families with clear, practical strategies they can use at home.
Whether your child has ARFID, autism, sensory needs, or struggles rooted in anxiety or past medical experiences, we’re here to help you understand what’s going on and find a way forward that feels gentle and achievable.
How We Help
Every child’s feeding journey is unique. We take the time to understand your child’s sensory profile, feeding history, growth, routines, mealtime environment, and emotional experience around food so we can provide recommendations that genuinely support their needs.
Our approach is respectful, child-led, and grounded in current feeding therapy and paediatric nutrition evidence. We focus on reducing pressure, supporting autonomy, strengthening parent–child connection, and making mealtimes more predictable and positive. We also collaborate closely with psychologists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists and paediatricians to ensure your child’s care is comprehensive and joined-up.
Common concerns we can help with include:
Strategies that support gradual progress, reduce pressure, and make mealtimes calmer and more enjoyable.
Gentle, structured support for children experiencing anxiety, sensory overwhelm, or fear-based avoidance around food.
Neurodiversity-affirming strategies that respect sensory needs, autonomy, and predictable routines.
Understanding sensory triggers and introducing new foods in a safe, stepwise way.
Support to increase food variety, protect nutrition, and reduce mealtime stress.
Approaches that build trust, connection, and confidence at the table.
Strategies to support skill development in collaboration with speech pathologists where needed.
Nutrition-led support to ensure your child stays healthy while progressing at their own pace.
What to Expect
1. Initial Consultation
We explore feeding patterns, behaviours, and sensory needs to understand what’s driving the challenges.
2. Personalised Plan
You’ll receive simple, practical strategies that support progress without stress or forcing foods.
3. On-going Support
We review progress and adjust the plan as your child grows in confidence and comfort with food.
Available in-person (Brisbane) or via secure telehealth.
Helpful resources for your child’s feeding journey
Explore expert advice, practical strategies, and reassuring insights to help you feel more supported as you navigate your child’s feeding challenges.
Ready to make mealtimes feel calmer again?
We’re here to support your child’s feeding progress with clarity and compassion.