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Birth to 4-6 Months
- Nipple Feeding (breast or bottle)
- Hand on bottle during feeding (4-6 months)
- Parent-Infact interaction
6-9 Months
- Spoon feeding for thin puree
- Suckle Pattern
- Both hands hold the bottle
- Finger Feeding introduced
- Vertical munching of dissolvable solids
9-12 Months
- Cup drinking
- Eats lumpy & mashed food
- Finger Feeding for dissolvable solids
- Chewing & rotary jaw actions
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12-18 Months
- Self –Feeding: Grasps spoon
- Holds cup with 2 hands
- Drinking with 4-5 consecutive swallows
- Holds and tips bottle
18-24 Months
- Swallows with lips together
- Self-Feeding is predominate
- Chewing a wide range of foods
- Tongue movements become more precise
24-36 Months
- Circulatory jaw rotations
- Total Self-Feeding using fork
- Chewing with lips closed
- One handed cup holding
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