Children’s therapy in BangaloreEstablished 2014 · Kalyan Nagar & Dr. Shivarama Karanth Nagar
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A child-sized plate with banana, toast, carrots and strawberry alongside a cup and spoon
Illustrated mealtime materials; not a Cornerstone session photograph.

Is this your child?

Mealtimes have become the hard part of the day.

A shrinking food list, distress around texture, very long meals, or dread at the table are enough reasons to ask for help.

Consultation and assessment fees are explained before booking.

What matters now

Eating is a skill, and pressure usually makes a hard meal harder.

Feeding difficulty can involve oral-motor skill, sensory experience, routines, and the stress that has built around the table. This page cannot decide which part is affecting your child.

What you may notice
Mealtimes that have become the hard part — a shrinking food list, distress around texture, very long meals, or dread at the table.
What a clinician would look at
Skill, sensory response, routine, and family stress, and how each may affect a meal — chewing, textures, safe foods, and what happens before and after.
The smallest next step
Describe what your child eats, what happens during meals, and what you have already tried. A free conversation may suggest a consultation or a detailed feeding assessment.
Where it runs
Feeding support is available at both centres. We are plain that we do not have a specialised feeding clinic’s equipment or rooms, and we refer onward when that level of service is needed.

Patterns worth mentioning

Look for direction and distress: fewer foods, harder meals, or skills that do not seem to be moving forward.

  • The safe list keeps shrinkingFoods your child once ate disappear, or only one brand or presentation feels acceptable.
  • Textures stop the mealWet, lumpy, mixed, or unfamiliar foods bring immediate refusal or distress.
  • Meals take a very long timeChewing is slow, food stays in the mouth, or meals often stretch towards an hour.

3 more topics to explore

More detail

Whole food groups are missing

Fruit, vegetables, protein, or another group has almost disappeared.

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The table feels frightening

Crying, gagging, or leaving hungry happens more than occasionally.

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The strain follows everyone

Your family plans around food and approaches each meal with dread.

What feeding support may involve

Speech and occupational therapists may work together on chewing, sensory experience, and calmer routines at home.

More detail

What feeding support may involve

Speech and language therapists consider how the mouth moves, chews, and swallows. Occupational therapists consider sensory experience and routines. The disciplines may work together where useful.

Sessions move in small, comfortable steps. We show you what to carry into your own table because most eating happens at home.

What we do first

We ask about safe foods, refused foods, medical background, and difficult meals, then explain what we can cover.

More detail

What we do first

We ask about safe foods, refused foods, medical background, chewing, textures, and what happens before and after a difficult meal. Then we explain what Cornerstone can cover and what needs another provider.

We do not force or trick a child into eating, turn meals into tests, blame parents, or promise a timeline.

Common questions

  • Is this ordinary fussy eating?

    Some fussiness eases with time and pressure-free exposure. It is worth a closer look when the food list keeps shrinking, whole groups disappear, skills seem difficult, or meals cause real distress.

  • Will my child be made to eat?

    No. Work moves in small, comfortable steps. Your child is not forced or tricked, and you remain part of the plan.

Tell us what happens at your table

Call +91 70225 30530 during working hours. A short description of the foods and the difficult moments is enough to begin.

Talk to us first. It’s freeAsk about an assessment

Consultation and assessment fees are explained before booking.