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Feeding Characteristics with Normal Development

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Circulatory jaw rotations   24-36  
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Lip closure with chewing   24-36  
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One handed cup holding with open cup   24-36  
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Fills spoon with use of fingers   24-36  
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Solids   24-36  
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Total self-feeding (uses fork)   24-36  
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No tongue protrusion noted with any consistency or utensil   24-36  
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Mature chewing and drinking skills   24-36  
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Swallows with lip closure   15-18  
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Self-feeding predominates although immature   15-18  
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Swallows chewable foods with no loss of food or saliva – no tongue protrusion   15-18  
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Rotary chewing with solids   15-18  
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No loss of saliva or food   15-18  
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Independent food intake with mature chewing and drinking skills with immature self feeding   15-18  
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Coarsely chopped table foods   15-18  
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Lip, tongue, and jaw movements are independent of 
one another   12-15  
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Controlled bite is present on a hard cookie/cracker   12-15  
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Rotary chew develops with lateral and vertical 
jaw movements   12-15  
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Chewing occurs with mouth open   12-15  
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All textures taken   12-15  
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Straw drinking   12-15  
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Tastes/preferences for food are developing   12-15  
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Cup drinking is well controlled with no choking or pausing   12-15  
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Whole milk can be given at   12-15  
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Child begins to self feed   12-15  
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An increase in ability to eat mixed textures (spaghetti, finely ground meat, and fruit yogurts) closer to 15 months of age   12-15  
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Both lips are active in removal of food from spoon   9-12  
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Cup drinking occurs with successive swallows (no pause) with some liquid loss   9-12  
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Self finger feeding (takes ground, mashed, or chopped foods with small lumps)   9-12  
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Controlled sustained bite on soft cookie   9-12  
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Tongue tip elevates and emerging lateral tongue movements are separate from jaw movements   9-12  
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Emerging lateral and diagonal jaw movements   9-12  
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Drinking from a cup with less liquid loss but still may occasionally cough if liquid flows to fast   9-12  
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Chews with up and down and diagonal rotary movements   9-12  
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Weaning from nipple as cup drinking skills increase   9-12  
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Continue with formula or breast milk, cheese/yogurt, grains, fruit, vegetables, meats offered   9-12  
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Begins to ingest a variety smooth pureed to lumpy pureed consistencies   6-9  
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Upper lip helps to remove food from the spoon   6-9  
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Tongue can collect food and place on gums for chewing   6-9  
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Coordinated lip, tongue, and jaw movements in all positions   6-9  
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Chewing reflexes begin   6-9  
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Cup drinking has suck and suckling patterns but still immature   6-9  
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Gag reflex becomes protective   6-9  
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Mouth used for investigation of environment   6-9  
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Lips begin to show active movement   4-6  
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Suckling disappears and active suck appears   4-6  
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No liquid is lost from sucking   4-6  
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Tongue movement accompanies jaw movement and shows an extension-retraction pattern   4-6  
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Intake is 6-8 oz. per feeding every 4-6 hours   4-6  
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Pureed foods are introduced at 6 months   4-6  
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Gags on new textures   4-6  
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Introduce cup drinking at 6 months (much of liquid is lost though and majority of liquid intake is still by bottle)   4-6  
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Wide jaw excursions are noted with cup drinking introduction   4-6  
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Increased active oral exploration   4-6  
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Rooting reflex and automatic bite reflex are gone   4-6  
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Tongue protrusion reflex is integrated   4-6  
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Rhythmical suckle/sucking on nipple (suckling is the extension and retraction movement of the tongue and sucking is characterized by the tongue raising and lowering in the mouth for a stronger pumping motion)   0-3  
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Nasal respiration's   0-3  
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Rooting reflex present   0-3  
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Incomplete lip closure   0-3  
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Anterior-posterior movement of tongue   0-3  
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Active lip movement with sucking   0-3  
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Only taking breast milk or formula for nutrition   0-3  
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Mature suck pattern of good coordination between breathing, swallowing, and sucking   0-3  
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See burst of 20-30 sucks before pausing (pausing is typically secondary to interaction with caregiver, burping etc. vs. pausing to breathe)   0-3  
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Tongue protrusion is apparent if pureed food given   0-3  
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Will take 2-8 ounces per feeding depending on weight and age   0-3  
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