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Dental Development and Facial Growth
ORAL MOTOR ➤ May 18, 2026

Dental Development and Facial Growth

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...

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Is non-orthodontic intervention with prolonged thumb sucking possible?
Orofacial Myology ➤ November 2, 2021

Is non-orthodontic intervention with prolonged thumb sucking possible?

Does 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....

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The Importance of a Dentist for Speech and Language Development
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...

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Drooling, Will it End?
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...

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The Sippy Cup Situation.
FEEDING ➤ April 12, 2019

The Sippy Cup Situation.

We 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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Welcome to Speech in The City's blog. Here you'll find out lots of resources to help you or your child in speech and/or feeding therapy. We are always looking for new families to meet and professionals to learn from -Rebecca

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Dental Development and Facial Growth
ORAL MOTOR ➤ May 18, 2026

Dental Development and Facial Growth

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...

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Screening for Tonsillitis in Speech Therapy
Orofacial Myology ➤ May 4, 2026

Screening for Tonsillitis in Speech Therapy

When 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,...

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Feeding Cues
FEEDING ➤ October 20, 2025

Feeding Cues

It seems like one of the most common questions I hear from families—no matter where they are in their child’s eating journey—is some version of:“Why won’t my child eat?” “Why won’t they eat more?” or...

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