Ep. 48: "Early Oral Motor Development: The Foundation for Speech, Breathing, & Health with Diane Bahr"

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Ready to discover the amazing connection between early mouth skills and a child's future? 🤔 Renowned SLP Diane Bahr shares powerful insights on how early intervention in feeding and oral motor skills lays the groundwork for speech, breathing, airway development, and overall health! 👶

✅ Birth to two years is a critical learning period for developing essential mouth skills and the foundation for speech. 🗣️
✅ Early reflexes in utero lay the groundwork for later oral motor function. 🤰 
✅ Feeding skills and speech development are interconnected. 🔗 
✅ Discover why proper chewing is essential for building strong jawbones. 🦴 
✅ Explore key differences between breastfeeding and bottle feeding mechanics. 🤱🍼 
✅ Find out why recognizing and addressing oral motor dysfunction early can positively impact long-term health. 👍

Don't miss out on this fascinating information!
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ABOUT OUR GUEST: 
Diane Bahr, a certified Speech-Language Pathologist and Infant Massage Instructor, is a visionary with a mission. For over 40 years she has treated children and adults with feeding, motor speech, and mouth function problems. While she is a Speech-Language Pathologist by training, she has also honed her skills as a feeding therapist, published author, international speaker, university instructor, and business owner. Additionally, she writes articles appearing in a variety of publications, and is interviewed frequently on radio, in podcasts, and for magazines. Diane is the author of the textbook Oral Motor Assessment and Treatment: Ages and Stages and two parent-professional books Feed Your Baby and Toddler Right: Early Eating and Drinking Skills Encourage the Best Development and Nobody Ever Told Me (or My Mother) That! Everything from Bottles and Breathing to Healthy Speech Development.

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ABOUT THE HOST: 

Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, international speaker, and author. She has completed numerous presentations on orofacial myofunctional therapy as it relates to sleep-disordered breathing in both children and adults. She is the author of a 2023 article in Dental Sleep Practice Magazine “Why Every Dentist and Orthodontist Should Have an Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist on Their Team”, and she also wrote an article for Sleep World Magazine for sleep MDs, respiratory technicians, and other sleep specialists titled “Helping to Restore Proper Rest: How orofacial myofunctional therapy can aid in the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing”. She is also the author of a two-part chapter on orofacial myofunctional therapy in a medical textbook "Sleep, Craniofacial Form, and Airway Function Disorders" with the world renowned editors Dr. David Gozal, MD, Dr. Bill Harrell (orthodontist), and Dr. David McIntosh (ENT). Nicole is the author of a children’s book series “The Adventures Captain Airway and Mr. Mighty Mouth”, helping to bring airway insight to young children, their parents, teachers, and other medical professionals. She is the owner