Happy Hungry Hippos

Courtney Christian 

on Google

2 weeks ago

Charlene is a magician! Just after the evaluation alone, my daughter was eating. My daughter has a rare allergy (fpies) that lead her to have food aversions before she turned one. Due to her fpies, we have to trial each individual ingredient 6 times before we can move to the next so we weren’t getting anywhere with solids and it was an extremely helpless feeling. Her pediatrician referred us to a local OT where she did feeding therapy multiple times but it was clear there were no improvements and that my daughter needed some... read more

Ally DelGuidice-Bove 

on Google

2 weeks ago

We are so grateful for the incredible support our daughter (11 months) has received from Charlene. Our little girl had problems with starting solids and a few oral aversions we needed to get ahead of. After just a few sessions with Charlene, we saw INSANE improvement. Now she is self feeding, accepting food off a spoon, and trying more and more food textures and variety. Charlene is patient, knowledgeable, and truly understands how to make feeding sessions positive and encouraging, for both parents and little ones! We’ve see... read more

Elisse Saunders 

on Google

2 months ago

We came to Happy Hungry Hippos because we needed help getting our son back to eating. He had stopped eating most of his usual foods, and mealtimes had become a constant struggle. This was affecting his mood, his behavior, and ultimately his health. After meeting with Charlene, she quickly helped us get back on the right track and taught us practical, effective strategies for how to approach food with our son. She is truly gifted at what she does and is such a blessing to the families she works with. Charlene is kind and gent... read more

Lauren Stone 

on Google

3 months ago

My son is ten and has been a picky eater all his life. I finally bit the bullet and brought in professional help with Charlene. In one year, my son has transformed from only eating dinosaur nuggets and macaroni, to being open to trying anything I put in front of him. He has picked up so many new foods and his nerves about trying new things has improved SO MUCH. Charlene also coached ME on how to help him navigate his anxieties, while also having the right approach to get him to try new things. She has a way of being assertiv... read more

Nimota Adeboye 

on Google

3 months ago

Charlene was excellent with our grandson, who did not know how to chew his food when he started therapy. He was swallowing pureed food and drinking plenty of toddler formula. He is now eating nuggets and sandwiches. Thanks Charlene for notable progress at every most of our visits, and for encouraging us. He is still CHEWING! Zion's grandmother.