Diane Bahr - Nobody Ever Told Me (or my Mother) That!: Everything from Bottles and Breathing to Healthy Speech Development

Everything from Bottles and Breathing to Healthy Speech Development

by Diane Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP, NCTMB, CIMI
Author of Oral Motor Assessment and Treatment: Ages and Stages
(Allyn & Bacon, 2001)

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ISBN 13: 978-1-935274-35-3

To all of the children and families with whom I have had the pleasure to work, particularly Cris, Tony, and baby Anthony, who helped me gain momentum in writing this book. A special thank-you to the lactation consultants at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (Cindy, Dee Dee, Marla, and Peg), who sent many babies my way and constantly inspired me. To my husband Joe, who provides me with continuous support and caring. And to my daughter Kim, who taught me about babies in the first place.

Diane, youve got a gem here...your book is a well-organized resource that is chock full of new information and ideas in an easy-to-read format. Its an extremely valuable bookvaluable to parents who are troubled about their childs feeding or speech difficulties and dont know where to turn, and valuable to speech therapists who seek sensible and practical answers to apply in their own therapy. Thank you for your creation and compilation of this highly useful material!

Char Boshart, MA, CCC-SLP, Speech Dynamics, Inc

This book provides a wonderful resource, full of beneficial information and practical ideas to support our international community of parents. Diane shares the secrets of her expertise and experience, providing us with a guide to best practice in the areas of feeding and speech development for infants and young children. Her dedication to writing this for parents is a gift to all of us, parents and professionals alike.

Mari Caulfield, Speech and Language Therapist, Galway, Ireland

This much-needed book helps parents identify possible feeding and speech problems early and provides a wealth of practical advice and strategies from infancy up, to help secure the best possible prognosis for the childs future development. Its a treasure for anyone that cares for children.

Lisa Geng, Coauthor of The Late Talker: What to Do If Your Child Isnt Talking Yet and President of The Cherab Foundation

What an informative book! Whether you are searching for everyday activities you can use to encourage your childs feeding, speech, and mouth development, or you are interested in exploring the mechanics of these skills, this is great resource, filled with nuggets for parents and professionals.

Dr Debra Jervay-Pendergrass, Linguist, Speech-Language Pathologist, Early Language-Literacy Consultant, and Director of the First Stories Project

Dianes book is great, and should be in every parents hands! There is no other reference for helping parents understand the connection between feeding, speech, and mouth development. Finallya comprehensive, invaluable resource with the practical information parents need for one of their top parenting concerns: successful feeding!

Nina Ayd Johanson, MS, CCC-SLP, CEIM, Feeding Specialist and Certified Educator of Infant Massage

It has been my pleasure to work with Diane to more effectively help babies with breastfeeding difficulties. My hope is that this book will foster more teamwork among feeding professionals and give parents a better idea of how their babys mouth develops. Most breast-feeding problems can be prevented or corrected with better understanding and proper help.

Peg Merrill, BS, IBCLC, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

If you find the introduction fascinatingwait till you read the book! Infant feeding and normal development is my specialty, so its nice to see a book that helps all children achieve good feeding and eating skills. The strategies to assist bottle-feeders are long overduesince about 1975. There are still some health professionals who think that books for parents are not for themthis one will teach everyone something!

Ailsa Rothenbury, MA, RN, CHN, IBCLC, author of Breastfeeding Is Not a Spectator Sport: Strategies for the Domestic Coaching Team

As both parents and physicians, we were able to appreciate Dianes work and teachings on many different levels. Her book serves as a superb educational tool to both parents and other health professionals interested in feeding. We especially feel that this book should be mandatory reading for every single pediatrician and pediatric gastroenterologist. Feeding is such a complex issue that it requires the collaboration of specialists in several different disciplinessuch as speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, dieticians/nutritionists, pediatricians, and pediatric gastroenterologistsworking together to ascertain the right diagnosis to develop the proper solution and effective treatment. It is Dianes unique insight into this often-difficult matter that brings solutions that can be implemented by parents and professionals alike to promote health and well-being to our children. We believe that Diane accomplishes this through this exquisitely written book. Congratulations, Diane, you did it!

Inga Polyak, MD, and Mark Degen, MD, DDS

Diane Bahrs new book, Nobody Ever Told Me (or My Mother) That! Everything from Bottles and Breathing to Healthy Speech Development, shares all her expertise and is the gold standard for parents to easily understand and assist in their childs development. Susan Harrison, Parent of a child with special needs

Full of useful, field-tested advice on your childs feeding, speech, and oral motor developmentthis gem of a book reaches out to parents across cultures and boundaries.

Christine Tan, Parent Support Coordinator, Ovspring Developmental Clinic, Singapore

Bahrs new book provides a wealth of information for parents. Her extensive clinical experience and personal knowledge demonstrates her insight into the needs of parents. New parents will find the charts especially helpful in preparing for visits with medical professionals. It is always difficult for a parent to remember all that they want to discuss at a medical visit. This is a resource they can write in to log developmental milestones, identify concerns, carry with them to an appointment, and use as a starting point for discussion with their pediatrician, dentist, etc.

Pat Taylor, MEd COM, CCC/SLP

This book reflects the ideas and opinions of the author. Its purpose is to give the reader helpful information on the topics covered in the book. It is not meant to provide health, medical, or professional consultation. The reader is advised to consult appropriate health, medical, and other professionals for these processes. The author and publisher do not take responsibility for any personal or other risk, loss, or liability incurred as a direct or indirect consequence of application or use of information found in this book.

I would like to acknowledge the many extraordinary people who assisted me in the completion of this book. If I have forgotten anyone, I sincerely apologize.