Straw training? Check out these tips from feeding therapist Eliscia Wisner (thefeedingcompany )! 👇
“📣If your little is struggling with the straw, you need to try this cup + technique.
⭐️As a feeding therapist, here are some of my best tips to go along with the straw trainer cup method:
▫️use a puree on the tip of the straw to help interest baby to close their mouth around it!
▫️model drinking from the straw cup for baby! This seems like a little thing, but babies soak up so much just by observing!
▫️if baby is struggling with water, try a thicken consistency through the straw cup, like a puree! This will be easier for baby to manage.
▫️if baby won’t close their lips around the cup, model it, then show baby how to do fish lips!
🥤Straw trainer cups are not a new thing, but compared to other popular options this is way better. Why?
✨It has a valve, so unlike other straw trainer cups where the liquid comes racing out with even the lightest squeeze, this one controls the flo...
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