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El enfoque SOS para la alimentación es el enfoque de tratamiento primario utilizado en Emerge y es apropiado fo niños que tienen una dieta significativamente restringida. SOS trabaja para aumentar la gama de alimentos que comerá un niño. Este programa se puede implementar en entornos individuales o grupales e incluye un componente significativo de participación y educación de los padres para garantizar que se lleve a cabo en el hogar.

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¿Cómo es la terapia de alimentación en Emerge?

Comienza con el movimiento para ayudar a regular el cuerpo en nuestro gimnasio sensorial.
Transición del terapeuta, el niño y el cuidador a uno de nuestros espacios de tratamiento.
Siga una rutina que incluya lavarse las manos, hacer burbujas, limpiar y poner la mesa.
Luego se presenta una jerarquía de alimentos uno a la vez en el plato de cada individuo.
- La jerarquía se compone de alimentos preferidos y no preferidos por el niño
- Los alimentos tienen similitudes físicas y sensoriales (por ejemplo, similares en color, textura, tamaño, forma, etc.).
- Los alimentos se exploran a través de los sistemas sensoriales (p. ej., vista, tacto, olfato, sonido y gusto) y un enfoque basado en el juego.
La sesión concluye cuando el niño, el terapeuta y el cuidador participan en la limpieza.

La educación del cuidador es una parte valiosa de la terapia de alimentación. Animar al cuidador a estar presente durante la sesión puede ser una herramienta valiosa para aprender a utilizar el Enfoque SOS para la alimentación en casa con su hijo. Se brindan consejos, estrategias y habilidades durante cada sesión para ayudar a aumentar el repertorio de alimentos del niño en el hogar y en la escuela.

bebé sentada en su trona, sosteniendo una gran zanahoria cruda en su boca

una niña y dos niños comiendo juntos en la mesa

Aquí hay algunos signos de dificultades de alimentación:

Poco aumento de peso continuo, pérdida de peso
Náuseas, tos y asfixia constantes durante las comidas
Problemas continuos con vómitos
Más de un incidente de reflujo gastro nasal
Antecedentes de accidente traumático por atragantamiento
Antecedentes de problemas para comer y respirar combinados con problemas respiratorios continuos
Incapacidad para hacer la transición a purés para bebés a los 10 meses
Incapacidad para aceptar cualquier alimento de mesa a los 12 meses
Incapacidad para hacer la transición a la copa a los 16 meses
No ha dejado de comer todos o la mayoría de los alimentos para bebés a los 16 meses
Evitación o aversión a alimentos de una textura específica o grupo de alimentos
Gama de alimentos de menos de 20 alimentos
Un bebé que llora o arquea la espalda durante la hora de comer
La familia está peleando por la alimentación y la hora de comer.
El cuidador informa que el niño es difícil de alimentar para todos.
Historial familiar de trastorno alimentario, combinado con un niño con poco aumento de peso

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