Do you have a child who struggles with…
Infant Feeding
Difficulty latching or staying latched
Painful latch for mother
Long feeding time and/or fatigue while feeding
Gassiness/colic
Clicking while breast and/or bottle feeding
Slow weight gain
Open mouth and/or snoring, sleep difficulties
Tongue and/or lip ties
Pediatric Feeding
Picky eating (with particular avoidance of meats, vegetables, and/or pureed foods)
Messy eating
Gagging/choking on foods and/or liquids
Pocketing of food in cheeks
Overstuffing mouth with food
Eating too quickly without chewing enough
Swallowing foods whole
Taking a long time to finish meals
Tongue thrust swallowing
Tongue and/or lip ties
Associated symptoms such as: open mouth position, snoring, sleeping difficulties, toe walking, clumsiness
Speech, Language, and Stuttering
Delayed development of speech sounds, or replacing some sounds with others (such as saying “cookie” as “tootie”)
Difficulty being understood by friends and family members
Speaking with a lisp
Delayed development of language skills, including small word inventory, difficulty with grammar forms, struggling to understand why and how to use language to interact with others
Stuttering (particularly past 5 years of age)
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For those who are 16 years or older, struggling to speak clearly and easily due to a stutter can be treated using the Modified Phonation Intervals-2 (MPI-2) fluency program. The goal of this program is to completely eliminate a stutter from speech and gain easy, fluent speech.
Discover how Sparrow Speech Studio can partner with you to strengthen your child’s feeding or communication skills, whether that includes stronger and more coordinated oral muscles, eliminated or reduced oral and facial tension, being more adventurous with a variety of foods, being clearly understood by family and friends, or being able to easily communicate thoughts, needs, and feelings, we can work together to create the best plan of care for your child.