Guest guest Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Hi Beth, What is oral defensiveness? Henry 4yrs RSS, 8yrs nonRSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 , He doesn't like anything going into his mouth. Anything. He bottle broke himself (pushing it away, gagging, etc) at 8 months. I thought I was a good mom since my kid didn't " need " the bottle. He never ate well, which was a combo of factors, but hated the toothbrush, medications, never sucked his thumb or a pacifier. I took him to the dentist yesterday, and even at eight years old, it is a struggle. He perceives anything coming into his mouth as 'bad' and he protects himself with a gag reflex, or other avoidance behaviors. It is a struggle! Beth > Hi Beth, > What is oral defensiveness? > > > Henry 4yrs RSS, 8yrs nonRSS > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Wow Beth - that must be quite a struggle for him and your family. Thank you for getting back to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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