Swallowing therapy for children — eating safely and without worry
Does your child cough while drinking, choke frequently, take forever over a meal or refuse entire textures? We analyse the swallowing pattern and make eating relaxed again – from infants with drinking problems to school-age children.
Swallowing therapy that brings safety and peace of mind
Swallowing problems don't only affect children with serious diagnoses. Infants come to us who cannot find a rhythm at the breast or bottle. Toddlers who don't manage the switch to solid food. Children who choke repeatedly or cough while eating. And school-age children who need an hour for one plate or accept only a handful of foods.
We look at how your child actually swallows – oral motor skills, sequence, posture, textures – and derive concrete steps from this: exercises for lips, tongue and jaw, safe textures, seating position, pace, the course of the meal. You don't get a brochure, you get recommendations for your own kitchen table.
For neurologically caused dysphagia (cerebral palsy, SMA, muscular dystrophy) we additionally work with aspiration prophylaxis and close medical coordination – this is what we have specialised in since 2018.
Eating should bring joy – not fear. That is our goal.
Swallowing therapy — what we do
From the assessment to a relaxed meal at home – for every age.
Swallowing assessment
Clinical swallowing assessment and examination of oral motor function — the basis for the therapy plan.
Orofacial therapy
Strengthening and coordinating lips, tongue, jaw and cheeks — the basis for swallowing safely.
Diet adaptation & nutritional guidance
Which consistency is safe? How can the child eat at the family table?
Aspiration prevention
Safe eating and drinking techniques, optimising posture and coordinating breathing with swallowing.
Drinking & feeding problems
Difficulties at the breast or bottle, problems with the switch to solid food, feeding disorder – early support from infancy onwards.
Intensive therapy, 1–3 weeks
Daily swallowing therapy — for a quick improvement in swallowing safety.
These modern devices and methods are waiting for you
For swallowing therapy we use gentle, evidence-based procedures that support safe eating and drinking, adapted individually to each child.
Elternschulung & Alltagsstrategien
Eltern lernen welche Konsistenzen sicher sind, wie die Mahlzeit gestaltet werden soll und welche Positionen das Schlucken erleichtern – damit sicheres Essen zu Hause gelingt.
Thermische & taktile Stimulation
Temperaturen und leichte Berührungen stimulieren die Schluckreflexe und verbessern die Sensibilität im Mund- und Rachenbereich – sanft, effektiv und gut verträglich für Kinder.
Funktionelle Schlucktherapie (kindgerecht)
Gezielte Übungen stärken die Schluckmuskulatur Ihres Kindes – spielerisch verpackt in Pustespiele, Atemübungen und Trinkübungen, die Kinder nicht als „Therapie" erleben.
Specialised. Experienced. Here for you.
Swallowing safely matters for health and wellbeing. We assess carefully which textures and movements suit your child and train the necessary skills step by step. We use gentle, evidence-based methods and give clear recommendations for mealtimes at home. Parents learn how to support safely in everyday life. Eating becomes calmer and safer again.
Safe mealtimes, together.
A free initial consultation — Sarah Schrott BSc will advise you.
Swallowing and eating — safely and with pleasure
Sarah Schrott BSc knows what is particular about swallowing difficulties in children with neurological conditions. She treats precisely and with sensitivity.
Information session
Get to know us — with no obligation, in person or by phone.
First appointment & assessment
Video analysis and movement tests, then an individual therapy plan.
Your personal therapy
Regular sessions, adjusted as you go, with a closing assessment.
See how we work
Real moments from our everyday work with children.
Was Sie wissen möchten
Do you have questions?
Get to know us in a free information session — in person, by phone or online.