Expert feeding therapy for babies and toddlers.
Individualized, evidence-based guidance that meets your family right where you are, from first feeds to the family table.
Expert feeding therapy for babies and toddlers
Each stage of feeding brings new opportunities for connection, and new challenges too.
Whether you’re learning to latch, starting solids, or finding your rhythm at family meals, The New Years offers individualized, evidence-based guidance that meets your family right where you are.
Signs your child may benefit from feeding therapy
Infants (0 to 12 months)
- Difficulty latching or staying latched (breast or bottle)
- Frequent coughing, gagging, or sputtering
- Fatigue during feeds
- Clicking sounds during breastfeeding or bottle-feeding
- Slow weight gain
- Difficulty transitioning from milk to purees or solids
Toddlers and children (1 to 5 years)
- Limited accepted foods, beyond typical picky eating
- Strong reactions to textures, smells, or new foods
- Difficulty chewing or swallowing solids
- Frequent gagging or vomiting at mealtimes
- Mealtimes longer than 30 minutes
- Reliance on bottles, purees, or specific textures
From first feeds to the family table
First Feeds
0 to 5 months
The start of the journey, laying the groundwork at breast or bottle.
Starting Solids
6 to 12 months
From milk to meals, confident first bites, textures, and tastes.
Toddler Table
1 to 5 years
Skills for independence, variety, and joyful eating.
Collaborative, compassionate, rooted in research
Feeding is more than food, it is connection, coordination, and communication.
An interdisciplinary team
Lactation consultants, occupational therapists, and pediatric feeding specialists collaborate on your child’s care.
Your whole feeding picture
From oral-motor development to sensory preferences and family routines.
Individualized plans
Feeding plans that fit your family’s rhythm and your child’s developmental needs.
Confidence at the table
Restoring confidence and enjoyment to mealtimes, for your child and for you.
Often paired with
Feeding rarely happens in isolation. Where it helps, we bring in the rest of our team.
Occupational therapy
Oral-motor, sensory, and regulation support that underpins comfortable eating.
Lactation support
IBCLC guidance for latch, supply, and bottle or combination feeding.
Oral Restrictions Journey
Collaborative evaluation and care when a tongue or lip-tie affects feeding.
The specialist for this
Kimberly Wong
Founder | Occupational Therapist
Kimberly has been an occupational therapist since 2012, earning both her Master’s and Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California. She founded The New Years to give families the integrated, compassionate care she wished she had.
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Book a Feeding Foundations evaluation. Our team meets your family right where you are.