Feeding, Speech, and Difficult-to-Break Oral Habits

For babies and young kids, a lot of skills actually start with the mouth. They use their mouth to explore their environment, to eat (first by sucking, then learning to chew), and eventually learn the complex mouth coordination necessary to talk.  

So when things aren’t working properly in your child’s mouth, these seemingly small issues can show up in big ways. 

Daily issues that indicate orofacial myofunctional issues:

  • Picky Baby Fussy Baby

    A baby who is a picky or fussy eater

  • Painful Latch Infant Reflux Infant Constantly Spitting Up

    Difficulty nursing as an infant (e.g. painful latch or reflux)

  • Failure to thrive

    Toddler failure to thrive since infancy

  • Difficulty Chewing or Swallowing in Children

    Difficulty chewing or swallowing

  • How to Get My Child off a Bottle

    Bottle use after the age of 12 months

  • Neck Pain in Children

    Neck pain

  • Very Picky Toddler

    18-month old who only eats a very limited diet

  • Why Can't My Child Say Certain Sounds

    Difficulty making certain speech sounds, even after speech therapy

With our services, you get a unique combination of OT and Speech knowledge PLUS advanced skills in swallowing and orofacial myofunctional therapy.