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TEACHING OTHER SKILLS WHILE FEEDING Feeding time can be used to teach your child many things; a) You can teach him the names of: Objects Food Items - glass, thali, spoon. — rice, roti, dal. Taste -- sweet, sour, bitter. b) You can teach him manners: • Eating without spilling food on the table. • Eating with one hand only. • Saying "thank you". c) Meal times give a chance to teach your non-verbal child to communicate by using pictures or by pointing to the objects. Give him the opportunity to: • Ask for food or drink. • Refuse if he has eaten enough. • Talk about the different kinds of food he eats. This may help to improve his skills to communicate. 28
DRINKING A baby would normally be breast-fed and drink water from a bottle. As he learns to sit up by six or eight months, he starts drinking from a glass. Because of his physical handicap, your child may not have learnt to hold his head erect and sit up by six or eight months. However, it is still important that you teach him to drink from a glass as soon as possible. This can be done by putting him in an upright position. 29
Page 1: Feeding for the child with cerebral
Page 4 and 5: IICP PUBLICATIONS EPILEPSY SPECIAL
Page 6 and 7: • Vomiting • Problem behaviour
Page 8 and 9: Foreword Barely three decades ago,
Page 10 and 11: INDEPENDENT SITTING If your child c
Page 12 and 13: If you find that your child is push
Page 14 and 15: If your child is on a wheelchair, t
Page 16 and 17: After putting him on his adapted se
Page 18 and 19: FOOD It is important that you teach
Page 20 and 21: 12 CHEWING Does your child find it
Page 22 and 23: DROOLING Does your child drool whil
Page 24 and 25: or on a chair. Always keep his head
Page 26 and 27: RINSING At the end of every meal, e
Page 28 and 29: EATING WITHOUT HELP Normally a chil
Page 30 and 31: Use a medium sized spoon which is n
Page 32 and 33: TEACHING INDEPENDENT EATING Always
Page 34 and 35: Gradually give help by holding his
Page 38 and 39: Your child may have problems while
Page 40 and 41: Place both his elbows firmly on the
Page 42 and 43: Seat him in the correct position an
Page 44: Remember Always make your child sit

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