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Shaina Rafkin
- Dec 8, 2022
When it comes to feeding, oral motor and sensory skills go hand in hand!
What are oral motor skills? Using the tongue, lips, cheeks, and jaw to manipulate food and drink efficiently and manage it safely. What...
Shaina Rafkin
- Dec 8, 2022
It's Not Your Fault That Your Kids Are Picky Eaters
Have you ever been made to feel like it was "your fault" that your kids struggle with feeding or are picky eaters? I did. It felt...
Shaina Rafkin
- Dec 2, 2022
Feeding Shouldn't Be Stressful.
When people ask how they know when it's a good idea to get a feeding evaluation. I always start by answering this: If mealtimes are...
Shaina Rafkin
- Dec 2, 2022
TRUST YOUR GUT
Just your daily reminder to.. TRUST YOUR GUT. You are the expert on yourself and your child. Don't let a provider brush off your concerns...
Shaina Rafkin
- Dec 2, 2022
Why I stopped asking, "Do you like that food?" And what I say now instead!
When my child tasted a new food, my first instinct used to be to ask, "Do you like it?" But here's what I realized. By asking your child...
Shaina Rafkin
- Dec 2, 2022
Play Therapy- Follow Their Lead!
The best way to really engage a child in therapy is to follow their lead! Iv'e learned from many years as a therapist that it doesn't...
Shaina Rafkin
- Nov 20, 2022
📢Just because baby is gaining weight, doesn't mean there are no feeding concerns.
So many professionals use weight gain as the only indicator of efficient feeding. And so many parents' concerns get waived off as a...
Shaina Rafkin
- Nov 20, 2022
Food Play! CAULIFLOWER EDITION
Easy food play ideas to encourage adventurous eating! CAULIFLOWER EDITION - soak the cauliflower in water💦 - find some dips (ex: ranch,...
Shaina Rafkin
- Nov 14, 2022
Night Guards for Grinding Don't Solve the Problem. FIND THE WHY.
Giving a night guard to someone as a treatment for grinding teeth is like handing them a helmet while they continue to bang their head...
Shaina Rafkin
- Nov 14, 2022
Why Does Oral Rest Posture Matter for Speech?
⚾Let's use a sports analagy. We all know that in order to coordinate a great hit in baseball, the batter needs to get into a ready stance...
Shaina Rafkin
- Nov 14, 2022
My 2 Cents Mouth Taping
My 2 cents on Mouth Taping➡️ Mouth taping can be a great tool, BUT.. 👄Before mouthtaping, make sure to explore the reason WHY you are...
Shaina Rafkin
- Nov 14, 2022
📢Common Does NOT Mean Normal
I repeat. Just because something is common, doesn't mean it's the way it should be. So many examples come to mind when I think about...
Shaina Rafkin
- Nov 14, 2022
🍅EASY Food Play Ideas to Decrease Picky Eating: Tomato Edition🍅
-Rinse the tomatoes under water -Compare sizes and shapes -Stack them into a tomato snowman -Have a squirting contest -Squeeze out the...
Shaina Rafkin
- Nov 14, 2022
EASY Food Play Ideas to Help Your Picky Eater! Cucumber Edition
EASY Food Play ideas to encourage adventurous eating! Cucumber Edition 🥒 -Scoop out the seeds -Slice it -Use toothpicks to make a...
Shaina Rafkin
- Nov 14, 2022
Get To The ROOT CAUSE!
Get. To. The. Root. Cause. In case you can't tell, I'm super passionate about this and about using a holistic and collaborative team...
Shaina Rafkin
- Nov 14, 2022
Airway First, Straight teeth Second
Have you ever heard of orthodontics that focuses on healthy airway first and straight teeth second? Why would they do that? Well... "Soft...
Shaina Rafkin
- Oct 25, 2022
Let Kids Get Messy. Consider it an Investment.
On the fence about letting your kids get involved in (AKA destroy) the kitchen?Consider it an Investment!💰 Research shows that kids who...
Shaina Rafkin
- Aug 5, 2022
The Vicious Cycle of Mouth Breathing!
👄Mouth breathing because my nose is congested⏩ 👃Congested because I'm mouth breathing. It's a vicious cycle!!♻️ One reason why this can...
Shaina Rafkin
- Aug 5, 2022
Food Fun to Last a Lifetime
📣Let kids explore food in fun, positive, and non pressured ways! It's the long short way vs the short long way... 😜 Offering many...
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