Feeding Classes

Class 1: Ready to Eat!

Welcome to our first class! This video features information about what you need to know before you start baby-led weaning.

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Below you will find information from OT about positioning, SLP about the mouth, and Nutrition about what foods to offer. We strongly recommend introducing foods when the baby is 6 months of age. Starting prior to this is not recommended based on developmental skills, nutritional needs and development of the GI tract. 

    • Proper support so they can sit upright

    • Footrest (if their knees bend over the edge of the seat)

    • Correct tray height so baby can use their hands (between nipple line and belly button is ideal!)

    • Hold their head up

    • Bring their hands to their mouth

    • Move their tongue side to side (cheek to cheek)

    • Move their tongue to the palate

    • Move their jaw up and down

    • Close their lips

    • Breathe through their nose

    • Swallow properly

    • Iron and Vitamin C rich foods

    • A variety of foods, shapes, and textures

    • Purees

    • Long, thin foods to work on resistive chewing

Speech and Language Classes

Class 1: Play-Based Language Strategies

Welcome to our first class! This video features language strategies that parents can incorporate at home during play with their children.

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Below you will find information about several different language strategies explained in our video to use at home with your child during play to grow their language skills:

    • Be Face to Face

    • Create a Playful Obstruction

    • Be Silly, Low Pressure

    • Create a Playful Communication Temptation

    • Commenting and Modeling

    • Limit Questions

    • Use Short Phrases

    • Use Heavy Repetition

    • Pause