Nasty Children Feeding Flashcards
Feeding at 0-3 months
Not very sophisticated oral motor
- Sucking or suckling
- 1 month liquid
- 3 months pureed breast milk/formula
Age when child can eat REAL food
4 months. Give me REAL food! I gotta work!
Age when child demonstrates bite and release
4 months
Age when child first demonstrates munching (up and down jaw movements)
4-5 months
-At 6 months is becomes strong
Age when child is able to take pureed baby food from spoon
5 months. High Five! Can take food from spoon!
Age when child shows interest in using a cup
6 months (6th grade becoming independent) -Attempts to hold bottle but often falls and won't try to pick it up
Age child first tries to take and eat crackers, but there’s more sucking than eating
6 months
Age when child first demonstrates mastication with diagonal jaw movements
7 months
- Lucky 7 jackpot! 7’s everywhere!
- Can introduce more food at this point
Age when child finger feeds and demonstrates lateral tongue movement
9 months. 9 blueberries
-Can also drink from cup with help
Age when child uses spoon on own
12 months
- Although, messy as fuck and goes everywhere
- Don’t have sequence/control to bring all to mouth
Age when child demonstrates rotary chewing
12 months
Age when child first able to drink from cup on own
12 months
Age when child can scoop food and bring to mouth with little mess
15 months. Better control and precision with movement
Age when child is spoon master and can also use straw
24 months/2 years
-Requires lots of motor control
Age when child begins fork use
2.5 years/ 30 months
