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🍽️ How Buffet-Style Meals Can Reduce Mealtime Pressure for Kids with Feeding Challenges — Especially Around the Holidays
Helping feeding, speech, and function take flight for little ones in Santa Barbara. Gathered around a festive table laden with a variety...
Megan Crooks
Nov 32 min read


Understanding Persistent Drooling in Young Children
Helping feeding, speech, and function take flight for little ones in Santa Barbara. It’s common for babies to drool when they’re teething or exploring new textures. During infancy, drooling is a normal part of development and helps the mouth stay moist while supporting early oral exploration. However, if your child continues to drool excessively beyond the age of two , it may signal an underlying orofacial myofunctional issue that deserves attention. What Is Persistent Droo
Megan Crooks
Oct 293 min read


What Is Myofunctional Therapy and Does My Child Need It?
Helping feeding, speech, and function take flight for little ones in Santa Barbara. As a parent, you may have heard the term...
Megan Crooks
Oct 22 min read


How to Help Your Child Move Beyond Pacifiers and Thumb Sucking with the Myo Munchee
Helping feeding, speech, and function take flight for little ones in Santa Barbara. Most babies naturally find comfort in sucking - a...
Megan Crooks
Sep 262 min read


🗣️ How Mouth Posture Affects Function — and Why It Matters More Than You Think
Helping feeding, speech, and function take flight for little ones in Santa Barbara. What’s This About? As a speech therapist specializing...
Megan Crooks
Sep 242 min read


Top Signs of Oral Motor Delay in Toddlers
Helping feeding, speech, and function take flight for little ones in Santa Barbara. As parents, we often watch our children’s milestones...
Megan Crooks
Sep 112 min read


Helping Your Child Stop Thumb Sucking: A Gentle, Guided Plan
Helping feeding, speech, and function take flight for little ones in Santa Barbara. Thumb sucking is a natural comfort behavior for many...
Megan Crooks
Aug 103 min read


👄 What Are Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders—and Why Should You Care?
Helping feeding, speech, and function take flight for little ones in Santa Barbara. As a parent, you might have noticed your child...
Megan Crooks
Aug 103 min read


Lingual Frenuloplasty and Myofunctional Therapy: A Thoughtful Approach to Oral Function and Airway Health
Helping feeding, speech, and function take flight for little ones in Santa Barbara. The connection between tongue mobility and overall...
Megan Crooks
Aug 102 min read


From Habit to Healing: Helping Your Child Move Past Thumb Sucking
Helping feeding, speech, and function take flight for little ones in Santa Barbara. Promoting healthy oral habits is key to supporting...
Megan Crooks
Aug 23 min read


🌱 Responsive Feeding Therapy: A Gentle, Respectful Approach to Mealtimes
Helping feeding, speech, and function take flight for little ones in Santa Barbara. Creating joyful mealtime moments as a caregiver...
Megan Crooks
Aug 22 min read


The Impact of Thumb or Finger Sucking
Helping feeding, speech, and function take flight for little ones in Santa Barbara. A curious toddler stands by a fountain, engaging in...
Megan Crooks
Nov 17, 20244 min read


Types of Lisps - An Explanation
Helping feeding, speech, and function take flight for little ones in Santa Barbara. A person who struggles to produce a crisp /s/ and /z/...
Megan Crooks
Sep 3, 20244 min read


All about the /s/ and how to practice at home
Helping feeding, speech, and function take flight for little ones in Santa Barbara The /s/ sound is prevalent in the initial, middle, and...
Megan Crooks
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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