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Reader's Note Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction CHAPTER 1: LET'S LEARN ABOUT YOUR NEWBORN BABY'S MOUTH Differences Between Your Mouth And Your Newborn Baby’s Mouth Your Newborn Baby’s Mouth Reflexes CHAPTER 2: SECRETS FOR BETTER BREAST AND BOTTLE FEEDING Important Mouth Characteristics for Feeding The Best Positioning for Feeding and Why What Breastfeeding Can Do for Your Baby’s Mouth that Bottle Feeding Cannot Help with Nursing/Breastfeeding Finding an Appropriate Bottle Nipple What To Do If Your Baby has Difficulty Maintaining a Latch What To Do If Liquid is Flowing Too Fast or Too Slowly Subtle Difficulties That Can Affect Feeding and What To Do About Them Nutrition Hydration Feeding Development: One to 6 Months of Age Feeding Development Checklist: One to 6 Months of Age Reflux, SIDS, and Sleeping on the Back What about Vaccines? Note: Check current guidelines in your country CHAPTER 4: THE HAND-MOUTH CONNECTION: HELPING YOUR BABY HAVE MOUTHING EXPERIENCES THAT PROMOTE GOOD DEVELOPMENT The Hand-Mouth Connection The Importance of Good Mouth Experiences Appropriate Pacifier Use and Thumb- and/or Finger Sucking Weaning Summary Teething and Drooling What To Do About Too Much Drooling CHAPTER 5: MASSAGE, “JAWS-ERCISE,” TOOTH GRINDING, BUBBLES, AND HORNS Face, Jaw, and Mouth Massage with “Jaws-ercise” Mouth Toys and More “Jaws-ercise” What To Do About Tooth-Grinding Horn and Bubble Play CHAPTER 6: SECRETS FOR BETTER FEEDING BEGINNING AROUND 5-6 MONTHS OF AGE Positioning Your Baby for Higher-Level Feeding Activities Jaw Support Spoon-Feeding Drinking from a Cup Drinking from a Straw Taking Bites and Chewing Safe, Appropriate Foods Introducing Foods and Liquids How Much Do I Feed My Child? Weaning from the Bottle and Breast Feeding Problems and Picky Eating Feeding Development from Five to 24 Months of Age CHAPTER 7: THE SECRETS TO GOOD SPEECH DEVELOPMENT Tips to Encourage Good Vocal Development and Speech Development from Birth Speech Sound Development from 1 Month of Age to 8 Years Essentials for Intelligible Speech Production and Communication Speech and Communication Development Up to 3 Years of Age What To Do If Your Child is Not On Track with Speech and Communication Development A Combination of Specific Treatment Ideas for Young Children with Speech and Communication Problems CHAPTER 8: YOUR CHILD’S BEST NATURAL APPEARANCE What your Child’s Face and Mouth Should Look Like Treatments Offered by Dental and Other Professionals Face, Mouth, and Vocal Development through Adolescence/Early Adulthood CHAPTER 9: WORKING WITH PROFESSIONALS Suggestions for Finding and Working with an Appropriate Professional Your Child’s Lactation Consultant, Pediatrician, and Other Medical Professionals Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Occupational Therapists Other Professionals You and Your Child May Need or Encounter Teams CHAPTER 10: HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO MY CHILD WITH PARTICULAR SPECIAL NEEDS? Children Born Prematurely Children with Down Syndrome Children with Autism Children with Cerebral Palsy Children with Hearing Loss Other Children with Developmental Delay A Few Comments Regarding Treatment of Children with Cleft Lip and Palate APPENDIX A: RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND CARE PROVIDERS Articles, Books, Materials, and DVDs Websites APPENDIX B: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR PROFESSIONALS NOTES INDEX |