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10 Tips for Pleasing Picky Eaters(Post)
OFFER A VARIETY Kids are naturally curious, so try offering them a variety of different foods to explore. Put a different bite-sized snack in each compartment of an ice-cube tray ...
How to Decrease Tongue Protrusion & Encourage Retraction(Post)Question: I have a 2 year old on my EI caseload, our program purchased a z-vibe kit for him. He is demonstrating some sensory aversion, drooling, and an open mouth posture with tongue pr ...
What Do I Look for in an Oral Motor / Feeding Assessment?(Post)What do I look for when I’m doing an oral motor / feeding assessment? It's never a cookie-cutter check list. It always depends on the individual and their skills and goal ...
Writing with Vibration to Wake Up the Hand Muscles(Post)This informative guest blog comes to us occupational therapist Katie Zelinski from The Well Balanced OT. As a pediatric Occupational Therapist I am always looking to add items to my & ...
Calming a High Energy Sensory Seeker(Post)Question: We are currently working with my son on his out of control behavior mostly at school, but also at home. I've noticed he likes to run his hands over my arms, or through my ha ...
Feeding Issues from Reflux(Post)Question: I’m seeking help for our son. The short story is that my son was born at 25 weeks and was in the nicu for 3.5 months and has overcome many things. When he left the nicu ...
What to Do When Kids Are Afraid of Cups/Straws(Post)Question: I have a 2 and a half year old boy. He stopped eating and drinking just before he turned 2. He has an NG tube through his nose for 6 months so far. He started eating solid foods wi ...
How to Develop a Rotary Chewing Pattern(Post)I recently completed a Clinical Swallow Evaluation and today a Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study of a 10 yr old boy's swallow (both revealed a safe swallow that is within normal limits) and observed ...
How the Z-Vibe Is Being Used In Functional Rehabilitation Performance Neurology(Post)Back in 2000, we originally conceived the Z-Vibe as a speech therapy tool - a device that would provide sensory input to the mouth via vibration and tactile cues. Since then, the Z-V ...
Food Refusal - Is It Oral Motor or Sensory Related?(Post)Having a child with feeding issues is one of the hardest problems to handle both for therapists and parents, and it's stressful for the child as well. Our lives often revolve around food! &n ...
Embrace the Mess: How Messy Mealtimes Support Normal Feeding Development(Post)This wonderful guest post comes to us from Ashley Thurn, MS, OTR/L. As a mom of two kids under the age of five, I know first-hand how mess making during mealtime can really drive a type-A mama ...