Guest guest Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 i hate this when nathan does this, he will with things he likes --like pizza or sandwhiches or burgers--he chiokes pretty often i just remind him little bites, slow down, he gets mad at me occasionally and will perposely take a big bite just to @#$@#$ me off ,lol, while looking at me to see if he gets a reaction out of me. sometimes just cutting his food up in bite size portions helps, but not always. i am interested in seeing what others say. shawna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Holly, Tori has always done this. I used to have to give her just 1 piece of something at a time. She has gotten a little better, but other times we have to stop her. Liz shoveling food Any thoughts on kids shoveling food in their month, or stuffing their mouth. Jake just started this and it is driving me nuts. Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Holly, Ashton shovels, had shoveled forever...... I finally got inventive and gave your a baby fork to eat with......it's smaller and it takes longer and she has to pay attention to getting food on it......chopsticks are great too and she loves using them plus it builds eye hand coordination and fine motor skills.......she is actually pretty good with them..... just an idea.......good luck leah --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Add to this I always have to monitor him or his food intake or he will stuff his mouth or choke. We all just make sure that they are small bite size on what he eats. Same thing when drinking from a bottle water never comes up for air, just guzzles it down, always have to tell him to slow down, stop, break, whatever works. Irma,18,DS/ASD > > i hate this when nathan does this, he will with things he likes -- like pizza > or sandwhiches or burgers--he chiokes pretty often i just remind him little > bites, slow down, he gets mad at me occasionally and will perposely take a > big bite just to @#$@#$ me off ,lol, while looking at me to see if he gets a > reaction out of me. sometimes just cutting his food up in bite size portions > helps, but not always. i am interested in seeing what others say. shawna > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Elie doesn't choke, but we make sure the food is in small pieces like for a kindergartener. He gets a grip on his implement, puts his head down and shovels. We call the grip the farmer's fist grip. Not to insult farmer's but I saw that as a descriptor in aan old OT book and it stuck in my mind. The only thing he chokes on is gummy fruit wrap and gummy candies - which we NEVER give him, but some times he gets it at school. the fruit wrap sticks to his high palate and he can't breath. We have written a medical note on this. Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons. > >Reply-To: >To: >Subject: Re: shoveling food >Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:07:27 -0000 > >Add to this I always have to monitor him or his food intake or >he will stuff his mouth or choke. >We all just make sure that they are small bite size on what he eats. >Same thing when drinking from a bottle water never comes up for air, >just guzzles it down, always have to tell him to slow down, stop, >break, whatever works. > >Irma,18,DS/ASD > > > > > > i hate this when nathan does this, he will with things he likes -- >like pizza > > or sandwhiches or burgers--he chiokes pretty often i just remind >him little > > bites, slow down, he gets mad at me occasionally and will perposely >take a > > big bite just to @#$@#$ me off ,lol, while looking at me to see if >he gets a > > reaction out of me. sometimes just cutting his food up in bite size >portions > > helps, but not always. i am interested in seeing what others say. >shawna > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 I used visuals " one bite " " chew " " swallow " . It helped. Now when Sophie puts in too much food we just remind her verbally. She doesn't like being told (growls at us!) but complies. Lisette > > Any thoughts on kids shoveling food in their month, or stuffing their mouth. Jake just started this and it is driving me nuts. > Holly > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Well, does this too! When he first learned to use the spoon and fork he did SO well, and even was using the fork for a bit.. then one day.. he was probably 4 or 5 he learned that if he got his chin close enough and he scooooooooped... (shovel at best), it worked better. And lazy mommy and daddy never really addressed it. We find that making sure he is NOT level with the table helps. So we use a booster so he has to sit up more and not just be right there at the bowl or plate. I know depending on the teacher in the past, they will do a physical cue on his forehead to keep him back. But, we've had so many teachers in the past few years they all haven't been consistant. My thing is getting to use a fork properly again...since shoveling is easier, he does it with the fork too. He use to do well with a verbal prompt... POKE.... but nope.. won't now. Good luck Holly!!! A. > > Any thoughts on kids shoveling food in their month, or stuffing their mouth. Jake just started this and it is driving me nuts. > Holly > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Holly, Mark is still doing this at age 17. We just keep reminding him to " slow down " . Any ideas why they do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 , I know that some times Jake does it to eat fast so he can leave. We spent last night sitting at the table getting him to even take a bite. Let me tell you, this has never happened! Jake always eats. 1. He shovels, meaning he puts his mouth near the plate or bowl and shovels food in. We can usually stop this with prompts but a lot of times it depends on what he is eating. Soft foods are more likely to make him do this. 2. She stuffs food in his mouth to the point of almost choking. This is the part that is new. This is what I think he is doing to finish quick since he knows he has to finish before he can leave the table. also, he had fries in the car the other day (which he has done all these years) and when it was time to get out, instead of taking the rest of the fries.....he shoved them all in his mouth. I had to pull fries out of his mouth. This is new also. At first I was like, " are you crazy! " One big accomplishment in our car is that Jake is buckling his seat belt. Of course only when he wants to! stubborn stinker! Holly Re: shoveling food Holly, Mark is still doing this at age 17. We just keep reminding him to " slow down " . Any ideas why they do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 yes i dont get the chug the drink down thing either, nathan will do this and take a big breath when done, eyes watering sometimes. He has gotten brain freeze a few times. i find using the smaller glasses or using straw helps prevent this. shawna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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