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Chewing Harder Foods(Post)
This informative guest blog post is courtesy of Lori Nachtigal-Rothschild, MS, CCC-SLP. Question: What are the most important skills for chewing harder foods? Answer: Ton ...
How to Stop Chewing on Toys, Shirts, Pencils, Remotes, Etc.(Post)Do chewed up barbie hands or toy car tires sound familiar? Stretched out shirt collars? Is it hard to find a pencil or straw or bottle cap without bite marks on it? . You're not alo ...
Why Does My Child Chew on Toys?(Post)If you've ever found teeth marks on an action figure, a building block with a corner chewed off, or a toy car that looks like it's been around the racetrack a few too many times, you're in the right ...
The Benefits of Embracing the Need to Chew(Post)Does chewing on shirt sleeves/collars sound familiar? Chewing on legos or pencils? Nail biting? When this happens, one’s gut instinct might be to say “Don’t ...
Why Chewing Matters: How Chew Tools Support Sensory Needs(Post)Chew tools may seem simple at first glance, but they pack a long list of benefits. For many people, they’re a simple way to self-regulate, focus, and cope with everyday stress and anxiety. For ...
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 ...
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 sudde ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...