Eating/drinking Tongue moves in Tongue flat and Opens mouth Helps bring bottle No longer loses Helps hold cup and out (suckling) cupped adaptively; closes to mouth liquid when and spoon lips breast/bottle removed Takes two or Jaw, tongue, and Develops a suck- Takes one or two Eats ground or Decrease in more sucks lips move swallow pattern swallows from a junior foods and jaw before together cup mashed table movement in cup swallowing or foods drinking taking a breath Gums solid food Self-feeds soft Opens mouth as Grabs spoon in biscuit with one spoon approaches fist hand May lose liquid Swallows some Chewing present Uses upper lip to Uses graded, from side of thicker pureed remove food from controlled bite mouth foods spoon Ejects food with Uses fingers to Tips bottle to tongue self-feed small drink and bites whole bottle
Eating/drinking Tongue moves in and out (suckling) Tongue flat and cupped Opens mouth adaptively; closes lips Helps bring bottle to mouth No longer loses liquid when breast/bottle removed Helps hold cup and spoon Takes two or more sucks before swallowing or taking a breath Jaw, tongue, and lips move together Develops a suck- swallow pattern Takes one or two swallows from a cup Eats ground or junior foods and mashed table foods Decrease in jaw movement in cup drinking Gums solid food Self-feeds soft biscuit with one hand Opens mouth as spoon approaches Grabs spoon in fist May lose liquid from side of mouth Swallows some thicker pureed foods Chewing present Uses upper lip to remove food from spoon Uses graded, controlled bite Ejects food with tongue Uses fingers to self-feed small bites Tips bottle to drink and whole bottle