Lip Prints : Home Program for Oral-Motor Skills

Joanne Hanson

Speech and language pathologists and occupational therapists treating children ages birth to 5 with oral-motor, feeding, swallowing, and/or articulation problems will want this practical new resource. Parents and caregivers will also love the easy-to-implement strategies and exercises. Lip Prints was modeled after Hand Prints: Home Program for Hand Skills. This innovative series of books provides articles and activities that parents and caregivers can use easily and professionals can choose and explain in a reasonable time frame.

Lip Prints incorporates the principles of child-centered, play-based, and relationship-based therapy, making the activities effective as well as fun and interactive. The articles and activities are written in simple language so that the layperson can follow the directions and understand the content. The articles are concise, are reproducible, and cover specific topics, such as Babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Transitioning to Food and Utensils, and Low Muscle Tone.

Lip Prints is a fun book. It gives some very basic information to parents and caregivers seeking a general overview of many areas of speech, oral-motor, and feeding skill. It will help parents think more about the things they do every day with their child. It is a useful tool for intervention and prevention.