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Introducing Oral Motor Tools(Post)
Question: I have some of your products (Z-Vibe, Baby Grabber, Baby Guitar, Bear cup) but my son seems to be having a hard time accepting them. He’s just now fin ...
Consecutive Bites of Food(Post)Question: I am working with a 2-year-old with CP. I cannot get him to take consecutive bites of food. He takes one bite and lets it sit in his mouth until it dissolves, then swal ...
When Kids Think Feeding Utensils Are Food(Post)Question: I work with a child who has Down Syndrome. She is 16 months old. She presents with open mouth posture and tongue thrusting not during feeding. Mom purchased a Z-vibe and I saw your art ...
10 Oral Motor Staples for Feeding Therapy(Post)As a feeding therapist, there are a lot of different tools in my therapy bag. These are my favorites: . PROBE The Probe is a simple but versatile tool for both feed ...
Beefing Up Muscle Memory with the Tran-Quill Vibrating Pencil(Post)This fantastic guest post comes to us from Jenn Choi. . One of the most enjoyable parts of my job is that I have the privilege of trying out new gadgets that help kids in school. We ...
Aubrey's Oral Motor Journey(Post)This wonderful guest blog comes to us from Elizabeth at This Little Home of Mine. When our oldest daughter was almost five months old, we received confirmation that Down Syndrome would be part ...
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 & ...
Isolating Back of Tongue Elevation for K, G, and Y(Post)For the K, G, and Y sounds, the back of the tongue elevates to the palate. One of my favorite "tricks" to assist back of tongue elevation is to use the Z-Vibe with the Hard Spoon Tip. .
The Benefits of Vibration(Post)This informative guest blog comes to us occupational therapist Katie Zelinski from The Well Balanced OT. Prior to Occupational Therapy school I had no idea how powerful, and useful, v ...
Tongue Tip Elevation Exercises(Post)Tongue tip elevation is the ability to lift the tip of one's tongue up to the alveolar ridge (the spot just behind the upper front teeth). As a shorthand, we often call this location "on spo ...
Food Pocketing in the Lips, Cheeks, and/or Gums(Post)Question: My four year old daughter pockets food in her lower gums. Foods like pizza, chicken, egg whites, etc. (that do not melt like crackers or cookies). She will simply let i ...
Practicing a Rhythmic Chewing Pattern(Post)Rhythmic chewing is one component of a mature chewing pattern. There's a tempo to the way we chew - it's not sporadic; we don't chew fast then slow then fast again. &n ...