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    • Therapeutic Life Skills Program
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    • Little Chefs Cooking Class
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    • Parent Support Group
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    • Infant Breast & Bottle Feeding Therapy
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Feeding Milestones

0-3 months
  • Suck-swallow reflex
  • Beginning to bring hand to mouth

4-6 months
  • Takes in a spoonful of pureed food without choking
  • Opens mouth when food is approaching
  • Begins to feed self with fingers

7-12 months
  • Begins to eat ground or finely chopped foods
  • Tries to start feeding with a spoon, but turns it over

1-2 years
  • Consumes all textures
  • Can drink using straw
  • Primarily feeds self

2-3 years
  • Uses fork independently
  • Holds cup with one hand
  • Drinks without spillage

3-4 years
  • Becomes the helper in the kitchen
© Christina J. Scalise-Morrissey, MS, CCC-SLP
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