Helping Picky Eaters: 5 Levels of Food Exposure‚Ñ¢ to Build Food Trust
Learn how the 5 Levels of Food Exposure help build trust and reduce food refusal in cautious eaters. This research-backed framework offers step-by-step guidance for expanding dietary variety without pressure. Gain practical tools and hands-on activities to use in feeding therapy, empowering clinicians to support lasting progress with confidence.
Presented by
Argie Pitsakis is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Feeding Specialist based in Queens, NY with over 7 years of experience. She founded Kids Feeding Wellness in 2020 to support families of children ages 0-10 facing feeding challenges. Using a parent coaching model, Argie helps parents see the bigger picture of feeding'moving away from quick fixes and toward long-term, meaningful change. She provides practical, science-backed strategies tailored to each child's unique needs, while helping parents understand the genetic, medical, biological, and environmental factors influencing their child's eating behaviors. By uncovering the "why" behind feeding difficulties, families gain clarity and confidence in creating supportive mealtime environments. Argie believes that feeding should nourish both the body and the parent-child relationship, and that every family deserves a positive, connected experience around the table.
Built for you
Who this course is for
Every minute is written for working clinicians, educators, and families. You walk away with real-world tools to try with your next learner, not abstract theory.
Speech-Language Pathologists
Occupational Therapists
Feeding Specialists
Pediatric Clinicians
After this course
What you’ll walk away with.
You leave with concrete skills and frameworks you can apply in your next session, classroom, or family visit, not just ideas to think about later.
Earn your CEUs
Attend the full course and pass the post-session assessment at 80% or higher. Your 0.1 ASHA CEUs are reported to ASHA when you opt in on the assessment.
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You’ll be able to
Define food neophobia and explain how familiarity influences a child's willingness to try new foods.
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You’ll be able to
Describe each of the 5 Levels of Food Exposure? and explain how each level supports food acceptance through positive, developmentally appropriate experiences.
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You’ll be able to
Select an appropriate starting point for feeding therapy based on a child's readiness.
The full 1 hour
Your learning path.
- 1
What is Picky Eating?
5 minutes - 2
How Do Children Assess Food?
5 minutes - 3
The 5 Levels of Food Exposure?
40 minutes - 4
Where Do You Start?
5 minutes - 5
Case Application
5 minutes
Earn ASHA CEUs in three steps
Free courses, ASHA CEUs when you opt in.
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Pass the assessment
Complete the short post-course assessment with 80% or higher to confirm mastery.
CEUs reported to ASHA
Choose to be reported on the assessment and your 0.1 ASHA CEUs are filed to ASHA for you. No paperwork, no chasing certificates.
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