NO MORE SIPPY CUPS!!!! Why do we speech therapist always say this? Its simple......for improved lip closure, more mature tongue retraction and development of posterior cheek strength you need to move beyond the suckle pattern. SIPPY cups keep the children on a less mature suckle type suck-swallow pattern. While straw drinking moves them forward into more mature suck-swallow patterns. BUT.....cut your straw tip in half as soon as you purchase your straw cup. The long length of those cup straws allows them to rest in the mid to back of the tongue and promotes biting. By cutting it in half The lips have to close more tightly, the cheeks have to squeeze more firmly and the tongue has to retract more. EASY exercise for those oral muscles and speech sounds develop appropriately. SPECIAL NOTE....an 8 month old baby can straw drink!!! Start them early and get them off the bottle ;)
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 21:41:59 +0000
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