“Our kiddos won’t be able to connect to a feeling but it’s very important to try to help your kiddo connect it to a feeling, so that way they know what they need and what they’re seeking, and what they can do instead.” - All Things Sensory Do you know why you do that?’” - All Things Sensory If they’re chewing on their pencil, you can talk to them and say, ‘I notice you’re chewing on your pencil a lot. “Talk about what they feel when they chew. They’re seeking that input because they don’t feel like they get enough and also, oral input is very calming and organizing.” - All Things Sensory “These kids are hyposensitive or under-responsive to oral input. How to teach them to replace socially unexpected behaviors with expected behaviors. The importance of talking to your child about why they are doing what they’re doing and what they’re feeling when they’re doing it. Other toys, items, and activities that could help kids get the oral input that they need. How to create a verbal or a visual cue to remind your child of alternative options to chewing their hair, clothes, etc. How to provide more input during mealtimes Oral motor games that you can play with school-aged kiddos. How to give kids the independence to know when they need oral input and ask for it. How using a mirror may help school-aged kiddos who have poor control while they’re eating.Ī list of safe chew items appropriate for school-aged kiddos. The importance of giving a child as much oral input as possible, early as possible.Ī breakdown of games and activities to help oral sensory seeking babies and toddlers. How the oral seeking tendencies relate back to infancy and how oral input is very calming. Insight into why these kids are hyposensitive or under-responsive to oral input. To find out all the tips, tricks, and strategies to help an oral sensory seeker, tune in today! Key Points From This Episode:Īn introduction to some of the questions our hosts get asked about oral input. We also discuss how to create a verbal or a visual cue to remind your child of alternative options to chewing their hair, clothes, or other items, and we provide some advice on how to replace socially unexpected behaviors with expected behaviors. We give you a breakdown of games, tools, and activities to help oral sensory seeking people in different phases of life get the oral input that they need. Tuning in, you’ll find out why your child does this and we give you some new things to try that could make all the difference. As we get a lot of questions from parents whose kiddos seek oral input, today we’re going to break this down.įrom chewing or sucking non-food items to grinding teeth, overstuffing while eating, biting, making excessive noise with the mouth, drooling, or displaying poor feeding skills, we talk about how to identify an oral sensory seeker. Today we tackle the subject of oral seeking. If you have asked yourself any of these questions, then today’s episode is for you! “Will my child grow out of oral seeking tendencies?” “How do I help a child who grinds their teeth constantly?” “Why does my child chew on everything to the point of soaking their shirt and ruining objects like pencils?” Tips for Oral Seekers! If You Don't Know If Your Child Seeks Oral Input, Listen Up!
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