MEAL PlanR rests on a solid body of evidence supporting behavioral parent training to improve child behavior and overall participation during meals. In our work, we have shown that MEAL PlanR establishes appropriate mealtime behaviors, successfully expands dietary variety, and empowers caregivers to make meaningful and lasting changes in their child's relationship with food.
Our team of feeding experts have a combined 30 years of expertise in the assessment and treatment of feeding difficulties in pediatric populations. With MEAL PlanR, we package this expertise into a training curriculum aimed at helping therapists and caregivers learn new ways to structure meals, improve parent-child interactions, and promote more healthy eating habits.
The training curriculum is built around the MEAL PlanR treatment manual. This manual provides a roadmap for restructuring mealtime interactions and introducing new foods in a way that promotes child engagement in the learning process. We currently offer online training for providers to learn to use the manual using a parent-as-co-therapist model of care.