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Oral Sensory Stocking Stuffer Ideas(Post)
The holiday season is here! Topping the list for festive oral sensory solutions are: .1. Reindeer Chewies. The most festive chew tool around, these reindeer have an easy-to-grasp loop and antler
How to Teach Blowing(Post)All parents want their children to be able to blow out their birthday candles. While most children pick up this skill naturally, others need a little more help. Below is the process that I have u
What Is Oral Motor Therapy?(Post)Oral motor therapy works on the physical skills of the mouth - the lips, tongue, jaw, and cheeks - that are needed for eating, drinking, and speech. That's really the core of it. Those four structures
75+ Feeding Therapy Tips & Strategies(Post)For any therapist seeking to specialize in feeding, the best piece of advice I could give you is to become a sponge. Take courses and workshops, read as many articles as you can, talk to and le
Tongue Pop Oral Motor Exercises(Post)Tongue pops are my faaaavorite oral motor exercise. They're a fun and easy way to work on tongue placement, oral tone, tongue tip elevation and control, plus tongue and jaw dissociation (skills th
Improving Jaw Strength & Stability(Post)The tongue is connected to the jaw, so wherever the jaw goes, the tongue follows. Speech sounds are properly articulated when the jaw and tongue are at midline and symmetrical. So if the jaw and
How to "Turn Your Voice on" - Teaching the Difference between Voiced & Unvoiced Phonemes(Post)Speech therapists have a variety of classifications / categories for speech sounds. One such category is voiced versus unvoiced phonemes. Voiced phonemes are sounds made when the vocal folds vibr
Needing to Chew + Drooling(Post)So my 8, almost 9 year old son loves your chewelry, especially your textured brick chewie. But what I'm finding lately is that it makes him drool like crazy!! He always drooled some before when c
Jaw Grading & Stability(Post)Jaw grading is the ability to visually judge how far you need to open your mouth to take a bite out of certain foods and to say certain speech sounds. For example, say "ooooo" versus "aaahh" - can you
Not Chewing Soft Foods?(Post)Question: My 2.5 year old daughter has down syndrome. She has had feeding issues since birth and we are trying to work with her on chewing. She will bite and chew crackers and other hard foods, bu
New Year, New Sensory Diet: Tips, Tools, & Strategies(Post)New Year, New Sensory Diet It’s early January, and today was my kids’ first day back at school. As much as I loved the holiday break, I found myself, and my kids, craving routine, though they would ne
Meeting Our Kids Where They Are, Anxiety Included(Post)This wonderful guest post comes to us from Shae Lynn Watt. What do you do when the reality of your kids conflicts with your imagined version? We all know it’s important to meet our kids where t
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