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Why Your Child Chews More When Life Gets Messy(Post)
Chewing as Communication and Regulation Chewing is often one of the first things parents notice and wonder about. It shows up in different ways across development and can feel confusing when it sudden
Why Does My Older Child Chew on Everything?(Post)Question: My 9 year old chews on everything... erasers, foam rubber, shirt collars. He has always had an oral fixation since he was a toddler, putting toys in his mouth and chewing on everythin
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 a pen or pe
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 finge
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 common
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. So we’re looking
Why do ADHD and chewing go together?(Post)If chewing and ADHD seem to go together, you're not imagining it. It's one of the most common things we hear about, whether someone is ordering for their child, a loved one, or for themselves. It can
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 feeding tub
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 sh
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 quart
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 can also be used to wor
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 Grabber work on