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30d •
Need advice-
My daughter is 28 months old and is a picky eater . When it comes to soft foods , she eats after some tantrums .However , she refrains from eating foods like cookies , crackers although she can chew other soft foods. Eg- she eats fruits, breads , pasta , soft cookies like bear paws, oatmeal, soaked cornflakes , but the moment she realizes it’s a hard food, she spits it out. I’d really appreciate if I could get some suggestions on how can I encourage her to eat such foods . I’ve also noticed she drools more often than before. I cannot rule out drooling because of teething but I do not see any progress in terms of new teeth showing up. I’m a bit concerned about does this or will it somehow affect her speech ? I maybe wrong in thinking this but is it because her oral muscles aren’t as strong is it because she’s just picky and being a toddler ? Any suggestions on how I can work on this are truly helpful and appreciated. Thanks.
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@Samantha Crooks thank you for the advice . Will discuss this with the pediatrician.
Jan 29 •
Advice on signs and words
My son is mimicking and doing gestures also signing words but will not say words or some words rarely, he knows a ton of words though and all his body parts. He is 18 months. He makes noises a ton. I feel like I’m doing all the things! Advice to help words come? Also what are good signs to teach, we have more, milk And help! More and help are sometimes used interchangeable
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Hi! 1 thing I am trying and seems to work with my daughter (so far)is I sing the phrase until she makes an attempt to say the word . For example , she loves to watch Ms. Rachel . So when I want her to say any word , I sing in the tune she’s familiar with and I say .. “say up , say up .. sayyyyy & then pause & wait for her , and she says up” . Likewise I have also taught her the word “open” . Like she wants to open up a box of toys .. I sing in the familiar tune .. “ say open , say open , say…. &pause .. and she now says open.” Also , when I know she will speak the word with some motivation, I lip sync the word and wait to complete the task she wants me to do until she says it . Eg : I don’t open her toy box until she says “open” . I’d like to add that i do so in a playful way so she doesnt get pressured & if she still doesnt say anything after couple of seconds , I complete her sentence. But I keep the routine going . Hope this helps :)
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