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My Child Won't Stop Chewing on Their Shirt - What's Going On?(Post)
It's Not a Bad Habit - It's a Need If your child has ever come home from school with soaked collars or sleeves or holes in their shirts, you're not alone. Chewing on clothing is one of the most commo ...
Why Kids and Adults Chew on Pencils and Pens(Post)Does bite marks on pens and pencils sound familiar? Pens and pencils are among the most common items people chew on. Chewing can help increase focus and attention, so it makes sense that ...
Finger, Knuckle, and Hand Chewing: How to Help(Post)Hand and finger chewing are one of the most common things we get questions about at ARK. Why? Because our hands and fingers literally go with us everywhere! For kids and adults who chew on their fing ...
Can't Eat by Mouth, but Still Want/Need to Chew?(Post)Question: I’m a therapist searching for a product for an older woman with intellectual disabilities. She loves food and drink, but it’s not an option to drink and eat all day.
Sucking on Solid Food Instead of Chewing It(Post)Question: I am a speech therapist who works mostly with adults but a little in early intervention. I currently have a two-year-old who was fed and is still fed quite a bit through a ...
Do You Chew Your Lips, Cheeks, or Tongue? Here's Why(Post)Chewed shirts are visible - you can see the holes in shirt sleeves, the stretched out collars, the wet fabric. Chewed on pencils famously get indentations on them after just one bite. Pen caps will s ...
10 Most Common Things People Chew On & What to Use Instead(Post)At ARK, we love answering your recommendation questions across our social media, customer service email and phone, and in person for those who have visited us at our HQ in South Carolina! Over a quar ...
Using Chew Tools in Oral Motor / Feeding Therapy(Post)Most people know the Grabber, Y-Chew, and Guitar as non-food chewing tools that provide a safe alternative to nail biting, chewing on pencils, etc. But did you know they ca ...
Does the Grabber Work on Different Skills than the Y-Chew?(Post)Skill-wise, what would a child gain from using a Baby Grabber vs. a Grabber vs. a Y-Chew? In other words, does the Baby Grabber work on different skills than the Grabber? Does the ...
10 Tips for Kids Who Need to Chew - An Oral Sensory Diet(Post)Have you ever craved crunchy foods? Or chewed gum? Ever chewed on your pen caps while concentrating or bit your fingernails when nervous? We all have oral sensory habits to ...
Does needing to chew mean my child has Autism or sensory processing disorder?(Post)Question: I'm very new to all of this oral sensory topic. I'm trying to understand it better as my 12 year old daughter shows significant signs for the need to chew and always has (I just t ...
What Is Chewelry?(Post)Chewelry is jewelry that's chewable (chew + jewelry = “chewelry”). If you crave chewing on non-food items for any reason, chewable necklaces and bracelets are a way to saf ...