How to Teach Straw Drinking

Drinking from a straw is a very simple yet effective way of improving one’s oral motor skills. It works on lip seal, tongue retraction, cheek strength, correct jaw position, suck-swallow-breathe coordination, consecutive swallows, and more.

Written by our very own Debbie Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP, check out this article to learn how to teach straw drinking to beginners.  

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About us: 21 years ago there were very few tools available specifically for oral motor therapy. So Debbie (a speech-language pathologist and feeding therapist) partnered with her husband John (a mechanical engineer) to invent the solutions that her therapy kiddos needed. Fast forward to today, and our family has since created over 100 different sensory tools, all inspired by the needs of the children Debbie sees in therapy, as well as input and requests from you. And all designed, manufactured, and assembled in the USA!  Click here to read the full story.