Daily Feeding Tip 🌟

Today’s tip is about basic oral motor exercises that are essential in pediatric feeding therapy.

🔍 Key Areas to Focus On:

• Lips
• Cheeks
• Tongue

💪 Exercise Goals:

• Range of Motion: Ensure the child can move their muscles as far as possible.
• Strength: Engage muscles against resistance.
• Endurance: Build stamina for prolonged use.


🍴 Examples of Oral Motor Exercises:

• Tongue Protrusion: Sticking the tongue out.
• Tongue Elevation: Lifting the tongue up.
• Tongue Depression: Lowering the tongue.
• Tongue Lateralization: Moving the tongue side to side.
• Lip Rounding: Puckering the lips.
• Jaw Retraction: Pulling the jaw backward.


These exercises help prepare children to eat, drink, and swallow safely and effectively! 🌈


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