An excellent way to encourage food exploration and introduction to new foods in a more relaxed environment is through toys! Mealtimes can be stressful for children with feeding difficulties and exploring food through play with toys and games can...
MoreWe are mixing it up a bit this week. This week’s app of the week has been replaced with a Website of the Week resource! Our Speech Therapy Team is recommending the website: www.babysignlanguage.com. Many families have asked about baby sign...
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Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder. Children with CAS have problems saying sounds, syllables, and words. This is not because of muscle weakness or paralysis. The brain has problems planning to move the body parts (e.g....
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This week’s app of the week is: Laugh & Learn™ Smart Stages™ Around the Farm App by Fisher-Price and can be found at: https://appsto.re/us/gCIL2.I This app is great for little ones! It is a storybook about farm animals that incorporates...
MoreMost parents can’t wait to hear their child’s first words. It is so exciting to finally get a peek into what they are thinking, isn’t it? For parents of late talkers, anxiety can start to build when the words don’t seem to be coming when they...
MoreIf so, there is a chance your baby has Torticollis. Torticollis is defined as an abnormal, asymmetrical head or neck position often identified in infancy. A baby with torticollis prefers to tilt his head to one side and/or primarily look in one...
MoreThis week’s App of the Week comes from our Feeding Therapy Team. The app is called: Smash Your Food! Smash a real burger, crush a real milkshake, explode a real soda, and pound a real pizza. This app allows children to smash food without...
MoreThe magic of dips Some kids with feeding difficulties will eat anything as long as it is dipped in something familiar. As a feeding therapist, I fondly remember a client that ate everything from strawberries to broccoli as long as it was dipped...
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