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Baby Benches: How Sitting Helps a Child Walk and DIY Benches!
Today I interviewed Abbey Kent, PT, DPT. Abbey is the physical therapist in the Jane & Richard Thomas Center for Down Syndrome at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. I am lucky enough to...
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Pre-feeding Exercises for Children with DS: A must?
In response to the many recent blog posts on the topic, I’ve decided to chime in with a series on oral-motor therapy, feeding, and DS. We’re going to start with the basics, move into myths I’ve read...
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Does low-tone mean my infant will have feeding problems?
Since my post on pre-feeding exercises I’ve had some really good questions. What do you do for tongue thrust? What about drooling? How do you address low-tone and feeding? Exercises? I want to take...
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An Overview of Feeding and Swallowing Disorder in Children
The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) oversees professional competencies in the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology. ASHA has many wonderful resources including these on...
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Open cup drinking 101 (and tips for the sippy)
I’ve revamped another post, this time on open cup drinking. What exactly is open cup drinking? Plain and simple, drinking from a regular cup – no fancy bells or whistles, not a sippy cup or straw. What...
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When to Start Speech Therapy for Children with Down Syndrome
I am asked frequently, “When should my child start speech therapy?” This is a great question! Usually parents are asking, “Is my child old enough to improve how they sound when they talk?” Many times...
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