Comments on: Milestone or Modern Convenience? – Part I: Overuse of the Sippy Cup & Pacifier https://www.veipd.org/earlyintervention/2015/05/12/milestone-or-modern-convenience-part-i-overuse-of-the-sippy-cup-pacifier/ Sharing What Works in Supporting Infants & Toddlers and the Families in Early Intervention Fri, 15 Oct 2021 19:05:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Dana Childress, M.Ed. https://www.veipd.org/earlyintervention/2015/05/12/milestone-or-modern-convenience-part-i-overuse-of-the-sippy-cup-pacifier/#comment-1419 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:07:24 +0000 https://veipd.org/earlyintervention/?p=2506#comment-1419 In reply to Dana MS, CCC/SLP-L /Orofacial Myologist.

That’s so interesting, Dana! Is there a particular length of pacifier/sippy cup use after which you are more likely to see these concerns? Like if a toddler continues to use the paci or sippy cup after the age of 3…something like that. Just wondering. 🙂

]]> By: Dana MS, CCC/SLP-L /Orofacial Myologist https://www.veipd.org/earlyintervention/2015/05/12/milestone-or-modern-convenience-part-i-overuse-of-the-sippy-cup-pacifier/#comment-1418 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:54:19 +0000 https://veipd.org/earlyintervention/?p=2506#comment-1418 Don’t forget the abnormal tongue resting posture promoted by both! When a child always has a pacifier in their mouth they learn to rest their tongue on the floor of the mouth as opposed to the correct placement, lightly suctioned to the roof of their mouth with the tongue tip resting just behind the front teeth on the incisive papilla. This abnormal resting posture can promote mouth breathing, vaulted palates, tongue thrust, speech sound disorders, and more!

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