ORAL MOTOR – Speech in The City

FEEDING ➤ March 19, 2021

When to Seek Feeding Therapy for Your Baby

The top two reasons our practice sees kids for feeding challenges under 12 months old are anatomical &/or physiological issues. What do anatomical &/or physiological issues really mean? Anatomical: Challenges breaking down food as a...

ORAL MOTOR ➤ March 5, 2021

The Importance of a Dentist for Speech and Language Development

Are you ready for your child’s first dentist appointment? The ADA, American Dental Association, recommends the first dental appointment to be within 6 months of a baby’s first tooth, but no later than the child’s...

FEEDING ➤ June 19, 2020

Drooling, Will it End?

Drooling can be caused by postural issues, reflux, numbness, lack of sensation, an impairment of swallowing, nausea, food sensitivity, as a result of medications, poor rest posture of the jaw and/or during teething. In infant...

SPEECH ➤ November 10, 2023

Speech Sound Milestones in Children

In the enchanting world of language development, children weave a rich tapestry of sounds, mastering phonemes that form the foundation of their spoken communication. During the first year of life, infants embark on a journey...

SPEECH ➤ October 9, 2023

Trends in Treatment for Gestalt Language Processors

If you have been following the trend in treatment for Echolalia you may have heard the term “Gestalt Language Processor”. These children acquire language in chunks, phrases, or meaningful sounds and then will over time mitigate that into new speech. For...

FEEDING ➤ May 9, 2023

Food Chaining

Food Chaining is a child-friendly treatment approach that slowly introduces unfamiliar foods while branching off the child’s current diet. Food chaining expands the child’s diet and increase the child’s comfort level with all the different...