Is Meal Time a Miserable Time?
Little Bites can help with specialized feeding therapy.
“At age seven, my son Dylan still only ate puréed foods. Any lumps in his food would cause him to gag and vomit. Now Dylan eats "real" food. Janice was a miracle for us. She restored happiness to mealtimes at our house.
Dylan - Manchester NH
“My daughter Delaney began seeing Janice for feeding and speech issues around the age of 18 months. Janice would continuously come up with new ideas to interest Delaney and to make her feel comfortable with interacting with food. She not only worked well with Delaney but also was a great resource for me with providing materials and feeding strategies to implement at home.
Kelly - Bow NH
“Janice is an amazing speech therapist and after 28 years as a PT on various therapy teams, I have witnessed first hand the incredible difference she can make for not only infants and children but also moms and dads as she works through feeding difficulties to change lives.
Judy Ilaqua-Loubier - PT, C/NDT
About Me
Janice Freethey O’Shea, M.S.,SLP is a NH board certified speech-language pathologist who earned her Masters of Science degree from top rated Massachusetts General Hospital-Institute of Health Professions in 2005. She has over 10 years of experience in the outpatient hospital setting treating both pediatric and adult patients with a variety of speech, language and swallowing deficits. She also has contract experience working in pre-school, elementary, middle and high schools, including a local school based Autism program. Janice has been specializing in pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders for the past 6 years as the sole clinician at Little Bites Feeding Therapy. She has committed her continuing educational coursework to understanding pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders with topics including but not limited to; Tethered Oral Tissues (tongue, cheek and lip ties), Oral Placement Therapy, Orofacial myofunctional treatment, Feeding in the NICU, Picky Eaters vs Problem Feeders, Mealtime Miseries, and the SOS approach to eating. She holds certification in the Beckman Oral Motor program. Little Bites Feeding Therapy prides itself on making building trusting relationships with her families and clients and making feeding and speech therapy fun!