Learn to drink through straw
Between the ages of 12 and 24 months, oral development is on the absolute rise. At this age, children learn to use their cheeks and lips together to drink from a straw, or blow bubbles. They can chew and move increasingly challenging foods in their mouths. The tongue reflex (which is used to support the sucking reflex to suck on the breast, bottle, or a pacifier) becomes integrated around the first birthday and progressively disappears. The transverse tongue reflex (the baby moves the tongue to the side where it perceives a touch, taste or food) is also integrated between the 9th and 24th month of life.
The jaw, lip and tongue dissociation continues to develop so that the individual body parts can be moved separately. The first molars and lower canines erupt. In addition, the calming effect of sucking is replaced by the calming effect of chewing and swallowing, which emphasizes the importance of the bite ring even for older children! Normally, children manage to drink from the straw as if by themselves. However, if for various reasons it does not work, then here is a way that you can do well at home.
What you need:
Applesauce, yogurt or other porridge, which is best filled immediately in
- drinking cup
- sturdy straw
- Some water
- drinking cup
- sturdy straw
- Some water