Feeding Therapy
Helping Every Child Thrive
Weakness or decreased coordination of the oral motor structures (lips, jaw, tongue) can lead to difficulty with drinking from a cup or straw. In Feeding therapy we serve for the children who have difficulty with these skills may cough/choke while drinking, display liquid “leakage” from the sides of the mouth, and demonstrate an inability to suck liquids through a straw.
A speech therapist will work to strengthen the muscles of the mouth and increase the coordination of the structures to improve a child’s ability to drink safely from a sippy cup and a straw.