MILESTONES OF TYPICAL FEEDING
DEVELOPMENT EXAM WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
Components of typical feeding (and motor) development - ✔✔-stability
-separation of movement
-movement options
-rhythmicity
stability - ✔✔= mobility
separation of movement - ✔✔disassociated movement -> crucial for
feeding and communication skills
movement options - ✔✔how the child approaches/accomplishes a skill
rhythmicity - ✔✔important in terms of the whole body
-feeding and speech
, EX: sucking--> requires coordination (suck, swallow, breath : lack of
rhythmicity may cause gagging/coughing which interrupts this rhythm-->
can lead to aspiration)
EX: speech--> intelligibility, fluency, distorted sounds, impacted breathing
patterns
Newborn - ✔✔-motorically dependent; all stability is from external support
-stability for sucking is provided by sucking pads
-generally fed 2-4 ounces of formula/breast milk every 3-4 hours
-jaw and front of tongue provide positive pressure on nipple; lowering of jaw
and back of tongue provide negative pressure
-tongue may protrude between lips in a suckling pattern; some liquid loss
may occur
-sequences 2 or more sucks before pausing to breathe and swallow
-fed initially in reclining position (due to no bodily support)
motrically dependent newborn - ✔✔no head/neck control; hypotonic
sucking pads - ✔✔fat pads in cheeks
-compression and negative pressure
-stability for cheeks allowing baby to get a good seal on nipple and get a
good suck
-premature babies do NOT have these (they develop late in-utero)
DEVELOPMENT EXAM WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
Components of typical feeding (and motor) development - ✔✔-stability
-separation of movement
-movement options
-rhythmicity
stability - ✔✔= mobility
separation of movement - ✔✔disassociated movement -> crucial for
feeding and communication skills
movement options - ✔✔how the child approaches/accomplishes a skill
rhythmicity - ✔✔important in terms of the whole body
-feeding and speech
, EX: sucking--> requires coordination (suck, swallow, breath : lack of
rhythmicity may cause gagging/coughing which interrupts this rhythm-->
can lead to aspiration)
EX: speech--> intelligibility, fluency, distorted sounds, impacted breathing
patterns
Newborn - ✔✔-motorically dependent; all stability is from external support
-stability for sucking is provided by sucking pads
-generally fed 2-4 ounces of formula/breast milk every 3-4 hours
-jaw and front of tongue provide positive pressure on nipple; lowering of jaw
and back of tongue provide negative pressure
-tongue may protrude between lips in a suckling pattern; some liquid loss
may occur
-sequences 2 or more sucks before pausing to breathe and swallow
-fed initially in reclining position (due to no bodily support)
motrically dependent newborn - ✔✔no head/neck control; hypotonic
sucking pads - ✔✔fat pads in cheeks
-compression and negative pressure
-stability for cheeks allowing baby to get a good seal on nipple and get a
good suck
-premature babies do NOT have these (they develop late in-utero)
