2.069 LANGUAGE: Use Speech: Allow child to mouth a variety of objects

Mouthing helps your child learn about coordinating their mouth muscles and articulators (like their lips and tongue) that they need for making speech sounds.

Children naturally put everything into their mouth, which gives them lots of opportunities for learning.

A speech-language pathologist can help when your child resists different textures in their mouth or rejects foods.

Today’s activity: Provide a variety of child-safe objects for the child to explore.

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