Dental development plays an important role in a child’s speech, feeding, breathing, and overall oral facial growth. During childhood, clinicians may observe various dental patterns such as open bites, overbites, underbites, crossbites, crowded teeth, spacing...
Read MoreWhen working with children in speech and feeding therapy, it is important to recognize when something medical may be impacting progress. Tonsillitis is one of those conditions. While speech language pathologists do not diagnose tonsillitis,...
Read MoreThumb sucking is a common and natural reflex for babies and young children. It can provide comfort and security, helping them to relax and fall asleep. However, if thumb sucking continues beyond the age of...
Read MoreThe simple answer is, maybe. Called by various names, a short lingual frenulum, ankyloglossia, or tongue tie… we require an assessment of tongue mobility during every one of our new client speech evaluations. Often we...
Read MoreDoes your child still suck their thumb or continue to use a pacifier past the age of 6 to 8 months? Prolonged thumb sucking can cause medical, behavioral and dentition complications throughout growth and development....
Read MoreAs a practicing orofacial myologist in NYC I have observed various reasons for pediatric speech sound errors in children. One in particular I see which coincides with speech sound error is sleep disordered breathing resulting...
Read MoreYou may have heard that not all speech sound disorders are treated the same and not all speech pathologists have the same training. In order to receive certification as a Certified Orofacial Myologist, from the...
Read MoreWe are always trying to find the best products for our kids to use. I often find myself researching and stocking up on new baby and child feeding products at Bed Bath and Beyond (linking...
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