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Posted by mrsdoyle
on 8/28/2009, 1:24 pm, in reply to "1.5 year old Overstuffing and not chewing - techniques??"
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I would maybe get an OT consult for some sensory issues in the mouth. He is not getting the feeling of food in his mouth until it is stuffed. I have used a ZVIBE for Oral motor exercises-there are different tips to use and ways to use it to help stimulate oral cavity. For chewing I uses side bite exercises with pretzel rods, breadstick, piece of bagel to practice "bites" a NUK and/or Chewy tube. You can vary what you put on teh NUK or Chewy to help keep it interesting (seeet, sour, spicy) Every bite the child gets an animal to put in the barn. If he is choking on foods make sure they are age appropriate and he may need a Swallow Study. Is he coughing at all before, during, after a swallow?
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Thank you for sharing!