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Feeding Sklls
NBCOT Study
Question | Answer |
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0-3 months | oral motor skills- sucking and swallowing patterns. at 1 month-liquid only 3 months- liquid/pureed |
4 months | vertical up and down movements AKA munching |
5 months | takes baby food from spoon |
6 months | strong up and down tongue movements, eat soft food that disolves |
7-8 months | mastication with diagonal jaw movements |
9 months | lateral tongue movements, finger feeding |
12 months | firm jaw allows for rotary chewing, spoon use- will invert spoon when bringing to mouth |
15 months | able to scoop food and bring to mouth |
24 months | shows interest in using fork and can use a straw |
30 months | proficient in fork use |