Many Mums can't or choose not to breastfeed, so what is the best way to bottle feed your baby for good oral development. Here are a couple of quick tips...
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We all know about the many benefits of breast milk. It strengthens baby’s immune system, it provides optimal nutrition........ But did you know that breastfeeding your child also has a...
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I had a father tell me only last week that he couldn't do it anymore....if he yelled at his son one more time about his sucking habit, it would fracture...
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HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! On the 1st of April, we will be launching a new course - Smiley Little Faces - a course for 0 - 4 years for Oral Health Professionals....
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Lets be honest - by the time school starts, oral habits like thumb and finger sucking are something we would all liked gone, right? As parents, we are desperate to...
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We are incredibly proud to introduce our Thumbsucking Clinic Certified Partner practitioner in ICELAND. Sonja Magnusdottis is a Speech Language Pathologist in private practice in Akureyri, Iceland, with B.A. Icelandic...
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Its 2019! Time to meet more of our talented recommended Thumbsucking Clinic Practice Providers! Meet Ellen, our recommended provider in Albury, Wodonga. Ellen is an experienced paediatric nurse and midwife...
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Hope you have had a beautiful Christmas with the people you love ❤️ 2019 is shaping up to be an amazing year here at the Clinic and I can’t wait to...
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I screen all of my patients for tongue and lip tie every day and I can tell you one thing...... You CANNOT diagnose a lip tie from a photo...
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OUR CERTIFIED PRACTICE PARTNER IN BUNBURY WA! We are so proud that we have the talented Dr Carmel Lloyd as our Certified Practice Partner in Bunbury, WA. Dr Carmel Lloyd...
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REMINDERS! For many children, stopping their digit sucking habit is often just implementing some reminders. Bandaids have long been used for quitting oral habits, but its all in...
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If your child snores, its worth checking out. A 2012 study from the International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology found that children who snored appeared to suffer impairment in neurocognitive and...
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I was interviewed for an article a few weeks ago and I was asked, "Carla, in 80 years time, with all this thumb sucking clinic stuff you're doing, what would...
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We are very proud to introduce our VERY FIRST Certified Thumbsucking Clinic partner from the UNITED STATES, THE THUMBSUCKING INSTITUTE in Virginia. Led by experienced Speech Language Pathologist, Mary-Frances Gonzales, The...
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We are proud to introduce our Certified partner practice on the GOLD COAST..... GOLD COAST DENTAL & DENTURE CENTRE in Southport, headed up by owner and Oral Health Therapist and...
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PLEASE DON'T STRESS.....there is a lot of help out there for parents now and we don't want you to worry. There is also a lot of help with orthodontics as...
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Meet Emily King. Paediatric Speech Pathologist with a passion to help children stop sucking their thumbs. Emily is a certified practicing Speech Pathologist and a member of Speech Pathology Australia....
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At the clinic, we like to use anatomical models so parents and kids have something to touch and feel, not just words to listen to..... Connection is really important to...
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We are proud to announce that the Certified Thumbsucking Clinic practice partner in the Cairns region is Sunbird Orthodontics. Led by wonderful and friendly Orthodontist, Dr Bobby Griffin, Sunbird Orthodontics...
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Its hard to believe but its true... For a long time, this is the only option the dental community has had when home remedies haven't worked. For some, it has...
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I have a soft spot for all of the kids, but I do love the parents as well.... Especially the mothers...... You see, mothers have a tendency to be very...
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My child has Obstructive Sleep Apnoea..... And I was the one who picked it up. Me.... Her mother.... As a health professional I knew something wasn't right.... But without all...
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Well its not really..... (But secretly, all you parents of suckers out there, can I get a "HELL YEAH!") Well its not that far from the truth to be honest!...
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I was like......who the HECK told you that lie???????? It sure is nuts.... "You must be sooooooo busy with 4....." "I don't know how you do it!" "Where on earth...
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What makes you enjoy your work? Me? I want to help people. You see, I work in health. BUT I work in a healthcare profession that doesn't traditionally work with...
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Over the years, I have seen hundreds and hundreds of children and spoken to many parents about their kids oral habits..... And oh there are some weird habits going...
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Introducing another one of our talented Certified Practitioners: VICTORIA, FRANKSTON AREA Dr Lauren Boundy, Osteopath & Orofacial Myologist, works in private practice in Frankston, Victoria. Lauren has a passion for helping people...
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Introducing the first of our Certified Thumbsucking Clinic partners! Jude Ottaway, the director of The Thumbsucking Centre in Perth is an Orofacial Myologist with over 30 years experience as a...
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The Thumbsucking Clinic are world leaders in training Dental and Speech professionals in oral habit cessation programs! Want to see an expert clinician for YOUR child in YOUR area? Look...
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What are you waiting for? If you can't help your patients, who will? Upskill and have patients for life. Enquire now https://thumbsuckingclinic.com.au/partner/
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I mean, I'm not sure about you, but at our place it can be FULL of activity..... Firstly, I'll be honest - there is always a lot of washing and...
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What a fantastic day! Lots of patients smashing goals - giving up thumbs and fingers, getting their tongue placement and lip seal correct! We are so proud of you, you...
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Um.....sorry, not necessarily. Simply Google “adult thumbsucking” and you will get 42 000 results. There are websites dedicated to this habit. Famous suckers include Rhianna and Amy Winehous If you...
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Well, actually, that depends on each individual child. It depends specifically on duration, intensity and frequency. It depends on HOW they suck, what digits they suck ( for example, single...
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It is true that children who suck are often highly emotional, extremely intelligent little people. But surprisingly, often the act of defiance and continued sucking is because the children themselves...
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Its true, the earlier a child stops sucking the better. But before 12 months, mouthing is normal. So we need to provide optimum opportunities for kids to suck and chew...
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There’s no such thing as an orthodontic dummy….. And I hate to the be the one to to tell you. But there really isn’t. There are big...
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Sucking is a natural instinct for babies. As infants, the first contact a baby usually has with sucking is at their mother’s breast to drink breast milk. Milk contains a...
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I'm sure you've come across sooooooo many opinions about thumb and finger sucking from health professionals, other parents, strangers in Kmart (!!!)..... But how do you know what's real and...
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Its true! With yoghurt now coming in packets you can suck out of..... And water bottles the vessel of choice for drinking..... Kids just aren't getting the opportunity and developing...
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But as a parent, it was even worse.... It all started when my little girl couldn't stop sucking her thumb..... And it turned into an obsession. An obsession about why...
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That's right. Have you or your child been diagnosed with sleep apnoea? Did you know that our tongue, face and throat muscle therapy is a fantastic adjunctive treatment to sleep...
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There. I said it. Well they are! Kind of..... I mean, if you've ever had a bub that won't sleep and they love a dummy, your whole world revolves around...
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Know the feeling? I still get excited though when Friday rolls around. Maybe its the left over from the feeling you had when you were a kid and it was...
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As I sat and waited for my second daughter to come out of her surgery, I thought about all of the parents out there who are constant champions for their...
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This is my first baby. She was such a delight - you know what its like, when you're a first time Mum.... My eldest daughter, when she was born, was...
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Cruising into the weekend with this little guy! An update on Master R...... If you haven't ready his story, scroll back and take a look. Our little guy had always...
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MISS F part 3 - Why is She Still Having Problems with her Sleep? When we left off in Part 2, Miss F had had her tonsils and adenoids removed,...
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Well, at least that's what we are told. Parents: You don't want it to affect their teeth. You don't want them doing it when they go to school. As health...
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THE RESULTS ARE IN! So I promised you all the results of Master R's sleep test. When I spoke to the Sleep Physician it certainly explained a lot. Turns out,...
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Fragmented sleep means that sleep is interrupted during the night. In children, they may wake up completely, or be aroused from deep sleep at regular intervals without actually becoming conscious....
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Over the weekend, we took our 4 children to Sydney, 3 of them for sleep testing. Two of them already have had surgeries to remove tonsils and adenoids and yet...
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