Feeding clinic, provided by licensed speech and language pathologists, provides a comprehensive oral feeding, swallowing, and mealtime preparation assessment to aide families in understanding their child's feeding problems and train them on the necessary techniques to advance their child's feeding skills. Children are seen by the feeding clinic therapist for a variety of reasons including difficulties making progress in the ability to handle foods of different textures, problems related to learning how to chew and to drink from a cup, having a hard time introducing new foods, or having trouble gaining weight. Follow up visits are scheduled every four (4) to six (6) weeks, as needed, so that the child and family have time to practice new skills and make them part of their family routines. Feeding clinic cannot cure underlying medical problems, manage nutrition, provide behavioral intervention, or make a child eat. Instead, feeding clinic aims to provide support and learning opportunities for families in order to help them understand their child's feeding needs, and advance their child's feeding skills so they are able to eat as safely and efficiently as possible.