Flourishing Kids: Holistic Feeding Strategies
Flourishing Kids creates nutrition and feeding strategies that reflect the complete picture of your child’s challenges — not just one piece. Explore our services to find the right fit for your family!
Our philosophy
When mealtimes become a source of stress, your entire family feels it. Flourishing Kids takes the weight off your shoulders by finding the “why” behind your child’s feeding challenges and creating a supportive plan tailored to your family’s needs.
Our team develops therapeutic plans based on the medical, oral-motor, nutritional, or behavioral factors underlying your child’s feeding issues. Through child-led, play-based sessions, our feeding consultants make mealtimes feel simple, positive, and productive!
Our Areas of Expertise
feeding and Swallowing
We address the root cause of your child’s feeding challenges, building confidence around food and making mealtimes more enjoyable.
tube Feeding and weaning
Our feeding strategies support your child’s transition from tube to oral intake — without sacrificing their comfort or nutritional safety.
Lactation Counseling
We help families overcome common feeding problems in infants, such as improper latching, low milk supply, and low nutritional intake.
Pediatric Nutrition
Our pediatric dietitian provides meal plans tailored to your child's health history, developmental stage, feeding issues, and dietary preferences. .
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions about feeding therapy, nutrition services, lactation support, or insurance coverage? We've answered some of the most common questions parents ask when getting started. If you don't see your question below, we're happy to help—just reach out to our team.
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Feeding therapy is a specialized therapy for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with significant eating difficulties. Sessions focus on identifying the underlying cause of feeding difficulties and helping children build the skills needed to eat safely and confidently.
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Flourishing Kids specializes in supporting children from birth to age 5, addressing feeding and nutrition challenges across every stage of early childhood development.
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At Flourishing Kids, we maintain an interdisciplinary team that understands every facet of your child’s feeding challenges.
Our speech-language pathologist, Jodie Wallis, holds the following credentials and certifications:
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in the state of Missouri
Certificate of Clinical Competence through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Certified Tummy Time Method™️ practitioner
Our registered dietitian, Kristen Robinson, holds the following certifications:
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics
Licensed Dietitian in the state of Missouri
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist through the Commission on Dietetic Registration
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We address feeding problems in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers at our clinic in St. Peters, Missouri.
Though some feeding issues do not require in-person care, they still deserve support. Virtual parent coaching allows our experts to provide feeding strategies for mild challenges without an in-person visit.
Not sure if you qualify? Contact our feeding consultants at (636) 748-0170 to learn more.
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Yes! Flourishing Kids’ services are currently in-network with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Aetna.
Not covered? We also accept HSA/FSA and private-pay clients!
