{"id":3231,"date":"2021-02-05T12:28:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T17:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbusspeech.org\/?p=3231"},"modified":"2021-10-04T16:04:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T20:04:21","slug":"snack-time-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/columbusspeech.org\/snack-time-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Snack Time Fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Sarah Denman, M.A. CCC-SLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who doesn\u2019t love snack time?!<\/strong><br \/>\nOn top of getting to eat yummy things, snack time can be used to focus on a variety of key skill areas.<\/p>\n<h5>\nFood Exposure<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>During snack try to include 2-3 different textures or tastes to expose your child to a wider variety of<br \/>\nfoods. A combination of items such as pretzels, bananas, applesauce, gummies, celery, grapes, crackers,<br \/>\nor yogurt will give a variety of tastes (sweet, salty, bland) and textures (crunchy, chewy, soft).<\/li>\n<li>Playing with food is encouraged! Explore using multiple senses \u2013 What does it smell like? What does it<br \/>\nfeel like? What does it look like?<\/li>\n<li>Some children may need exposure to a new food 8-15 times before they will accept it. Don\u2019t force them to<br \/>\neat something; be patient. Repeated exposure will increase likelihood of acceptance. In the meantime,<br \/>\nencourage your child to bring the food to their lips and give it a \u201ckiss!&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>\nOral Motor<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Crunching food with teeth, licking using your tongue, puckering your lips, blowing on hot food\u2026 all<br \/>\nthese activities help children to gain awareness of how their mouths work! Be silly and do these things<br \/>\ntogether.<\/li>\n<li>Talk to your speech therapist if you notice that your child is a) unaware of food spilling out of his\/her<br \/>\nmouth, b) has difficulty keeping food inside his\/her mouth, c) is coughing or drooling while eating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Expressive Language<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Want to know a speech therapy favorite idea?! Place snack items in clear containers with lids and only<br \/>\ngive a few at a time (e.g. 5 pretzels). This allows for multiple opportunities for the child to request for<br \/>\n\u201cmore\u201d, \u201copen\u201d, or labeling the snack name.<\/li>\n<li>When a child is done or does not want a certain snack, model phrases like \u201call done\u201d, \u201cno more\u201d, or \u201cno<br \/>\nthanks\u201d and encourage them to imitate you.<\/li>\n<li>Snack time is a great time to talk and socialize! Talk about what you did before snack, what you will do<br \/>\nafter snack, or what food you like best.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sarah Denman, M.A. CCC-SLP Who doesn\u2019t love snack time?! On top of getting to eat yummy things, snack time can be used to focus on a variety of key skill areas. Food Exposure During snack try to include 2-3 different textures or tastes to expose your child to a wider variety of foods. 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