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Resources for Feeding, Eating, Drinking, Speech, and Mouth/Airway Function

 

Diane Bahr
Author & Speaker


 
 

Books

 

Bahr, D. (2018). Feed your baby & toddler right: Early eating and drinking skills encourage the best development. Arlington, TX: Future Horizons. Purchase this Publication

 
 

 

Bahr, D. (2010). Nobody ever told me (or my mother) that! Everything from bottles and breathing to healthy speech development, Arlington, TX: Sensory World/Future Horizons. Purchase this Publication

 
 

Bahr, D. C., (2001). Oral motor assessment and treatment: Ages and stages, Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

 
 

Podcasts, Interviews, and Radio Shows

 

Meet Diane Bahr: Promoting Lifelong Health Through Proper Feeding Skills. Interview with Stacey Pulley, MS, CCC-SLP, PC, Family Tree Therapies (January, 2022).

 

Meet Diane Bahr: Promoting Lifelong Health Through Proper Feeding Skills - YouTube

 

Infant Feeding and TOTs. Interview with Brittny Sciarra, RDH, BS, COM, QOM, I Spy with my Myo Eye, Episode 15 (April, 2020).

 

Why Do Better Feeding Skills Create Amazing Baby Experiences? Interview with Diane Bahr by Marie Biancuzzo, RN, MS, IBCLC (December, 2019).

 

Our Skulls are Out-Evolving Us. Interview with Diane Bahr and other prominent professionals by Katherine Reynolds Lewis (September, 2019).

 

The Untethered Podcast Episode 16.Interview with Diane Bahr, Part 1 by Hallie Bulkin (September, 2019).

 

The Untethered Podcast Episode 17. Interview with Diane Bahr, Part 2 by Hallie Bulkin (September, 2019).

 

Bottles, Jaws, and Teeth, Oh My! Modern Feeding's Impact on Infant Development. Interview with Diane Bahr by Megan McCue (June, 2019).

 

The Speech (Path) Less Traveled. Interview with Diane Bahr by Mallory Rotondo (May, 2019).

 

Functional Feeding from Birth #40.Interview with Diane Bahr by Michelle Dawson (March, 2019).

 

PEDS! Lip Ties and Tongue Ties and Buccal Ties, Oh My! Typical Mouth and Airway Development in Utero to 7 Years. Interview with Diane Bahr by Theresa Richard (January, 2018).

 

An Interview with Diane Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP, CIMI Before Her First TalkTools Workshop by Deborah Grauzam (October, 2016).

 

A huge predictor of potential future health problems for babies -- mouth breathing. Interview with Diane Bahr by Lisa Bowen for International Nose Breathing Day (October, 2016). 

 

Infant Mouth Development/Exploration and Feeding. Interview with Diane Bahr by Shirley Gutkowski for World Day of Orofacial Myofunctional Science (February, 2016).

 

World Day of Orofacial Myofunctional Science Part 1. Interviews by Shirley Gutkowski on Cross Link Radio (February, 2016).

 

Teething and Drooling: What Every Parent Should Know: Interview with Diane Bahr by Dr. Teresa Signorelli of Kids A to Z (May, 2015).

 

Get That Mouth in Shape: The Scoop on Pacifiers, Thumb-Sucking, & Mouth Toys. Interview with Diane Bahr by Dr. Teresa Signorelli of Kids A to Z (February, 2015).

 

Sippy Cups, Bottles, and Straws - Oh My!: Feeding 201. Interview with Diane Bahr by Dr. Teresa Signorelli of Kids A to Z (November, 2014).

 

Everything from Bottles and Breathing to Healthy Speech Development. Interview with Diane Bahr by Sara Bingham, WeeHands Founder (October, 2014).

 

Feeding 101: What Baby Food Jars Don't Tell You. Interview with Diane Bahr by Dr. Teresa Signorelli of Kids A to Z (October, 2014).

 

Chantel Presents The Early Warning Signs of Autism with Diane Bahr. (June, 2012). 

 

Parent Blogs/Newsletters

 

See Blogs and Questions & Answers for more articles by Diane Bahr and others.

 

Bahr, D. (2019, December). Chew on this! The connection between how babies chew and their health.
Holistic Happenings in Orthodontics.

 

Bahr, D. (2016, December). A 17-day NICU quandary: One family's experience.
Emotionally Aware Feeding.

 

Bahr, D. (2016, October). Helping toddlers accept solids.
Emotionally Aware Feeding.

 

Bahr, D. (2015, July). What every parent needs to know about mouth development from birth: What can go wrong and why?
Kidsinthehouse.com

 

Bahr, D. (2012, July). My child has CAS part III: What’s a parent to do?
Special-ism.com

 

Bahr, D (2012, June). My child has CAS part II: What makes CAS different from other speech problems?
Special-ism.com

 

Bahr, D. (2012, May). My child has CAS part I: What on earth is CAS, and who has it?
Special-ism.com

 

Bahr, D. (2012, April). Proactive parenting from birth.
Special-ism.com

 

Kumin, L., & Chapman, D. (1996, May/June). Oral motor assessment and treatment in children with Down syndrome, Communicating Together (a parent newsletter).

 

Professional Publications

 

Bahr, D., & Johanson, N. (2013, Dec.). A family-centered approach to feeding disorders in children (birth to 5-years). SIG 13 Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia), 22, 151-171.

 

Bahr, D., & Banford, R. J. (2012, Jan.). Part III - The oral motor debate: Exploring research and training needs/ideas. Oral Motor Institute, 4(1).
Oral Motor Institute

 

Bahr, D. (2011, Nov.). Part II - The oral motor debate: Exploring terminology and practice patterns. Oral Motor Institute 3(2).
Oral Motor Institute

 

Bahr, D. (2011, Sept.). Part I - The oral motor debate: Understanding the problem. Oral Motor Institute 3(1).
Oral Motor Institute

 

Bahr, D., & Rosenfeld-Johnson, S. (2010, May). Treatment of children with speech oral placement disorders (OPDs): A paradigm emerges. Communication Disorders Quarterly, 31(3), 131-138.
Read this Publication

 

Bahr, D. (2008, Jan.). A topical bibliography on oral motor assessment and treatment, Oral Motor Institute, 2(1).
Read this Publication

 

Bahr, D. (2003, Mar.). Typical versus atypical oral motor function in the pediatric population: Beyond the checklist, Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia), 12(1), 4-12.

 

Kumin, L., Von Hagel, K. C., & Bahr, D. C. (2001, Sept./Dec.). An effective oral motor protocol for infants and toddlers with low muscle tone, Infant-Toddler Intervention, 11(3-4), 181-200.
Read Part 1 of this Publication
Read Part 2 of this Publication

 

Kumin, L., & Bahr, D. C. (1999, June). Patterns of feeding, eating, and drinking in young children with Down syndrome with oral motor concerns, Down Syndrome Quarterly, 4(2), 1-8.
Read this publication in English
Read this publication in Spanish

 

Professional and Parent Magazines

 

Bahr, D. (2020, Jun). Feeding and oral development in infants and children: Common difficulties seen in children with ASD. Autism Advocate Parenting Magazine.

 

Bahr, D., & Gatto, K. (2019, Jan.). Mouth and airway development, disorders, assessment, and treatment: Birth to age 7. Dysphagia Cafe.
Read this publication.

 

Saporito, C., & Bahr, D. (2016, Nov. - 2017, Jan.). The proper use of pacifiers: Cintia Saporito interviews Diane Bahr about the oral development of children. Autism Asperger's Digest, 34-36.
Read this publication

 

Bahr, D. (2015, Sept.). Newborn and early mouth development. Dysphagia Cafe.
Read this publication.

 

Bahr, D. (2013, Fall). Chasing away your child's beige diet blues.
Sensory Focus Magazine.

 

Bahr, D. (2007, Sept.). Could an ad hoc committee help define oral-motor? Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, 17(36), 4.

 

Bahr, D. (2006, Sept.). Coordinated oral-motor treatment, Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, 16(36), 10-11.

 

Bahr, D. (1997, Oct. 20). Using puppets in oral-motor and articulation therapy, Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists.

 

Kumin, L., Chapman, D., Councill, C., and Goodman, M. (1996, Oct. 7). Comprehensive intervention for children with Down syndrome, Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists.

 
 

Presentations

 
 

Presented hundreds of “hands-on” workshops about feeding, motor speech, and mouth function both nationally and internationally to parents and professionals beginning in 1989.

 

Bahr, D. (2022, October). Approach Your Practice with an Open Mind and Open Heart. Keynote for Feeding First Conference. TalkTools. USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2022, October). Early Brain-Body Connections and Development for Feeding, Swallowing, and Speaking. The International Association of Orofacial Myology Convention, Kansas City, MO.

 

Bahr, D. (2022, October). Practical Eating, Drinking, and Speaking Activities for Children with Down Syndrome: Birth to Age 7 Years and Beyond. 2022 Las Vegas Down Syndrome Conference, USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2022, August). From Vowels to Conversation. We Practice What We Teach: Speech, Feeding, and Sensory Essentials. TalkTools, USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2021, June). Speech Principles for Intelligibility and Precision in We Practice What We Teach: Sensory-Oral-Motor Series. TalkTools: USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2021, Apr.). Best Practices in Pediatric Feeding, Motor Speech, and Mouth Development/Function. TalkTools, USA, in English and Spanish.
Online course in English.
Online course in Spanish.

 

Bahr, D., Zaghi, S., & Valcu-Pinkerton, S. (2020, Sept.). Airway and Swallowing Considerations: When Feeding, Eating, and Drinking go “Off Track.” The Breathe Institute/TalkTools, Online, USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2020, July – 2021, Oct.). Guest instructor for MyoMasterminds Program. The Breathe Institute. USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2020, May). From Vowels to Conversation. The Exceptional Child: Empowered Online Conference, TalkTools, USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2020, Mar.). Guest Speaker at Myofocus Course with Dr. Dan Hanson, Dr. Donny Mandrawa, and Sarah Hornsby. Dallas, TX, USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2020, Feb.). Best Practices in Pediatric Feeding, Motor Speech, and Mouth Development/Function. TalkTools, Boynton Beach, FL, USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2019, Nov.). Guest Speaker at The Breathe Baby Course with Dr. Chelsea Pinto and others. Los Angeles, CA, USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2019, Oct.). Best Practices in Pediatric Feeding, Motor Speech, and Mouth Development/Function. TalkTools, Springfield, MA, USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2019, Sept.). Best Practices in Pediatric Feeding, Motor Speech, and Mouth Development/Function. TalkTools, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2019, Apr.). Best Practices in Pediatric Feeding, Motor Speech, and Mouth Development/Function. TalkTools, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2019, Feb.). Best Practices in Pediatric Feeding, Motor Speech, and Mouth Development/Function. TalkTools, Los Angeles, California, USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2018, Aug.). Best Practices in Pediatric Feeding, Motor Speech, and Mouth Development/Function. TalkTools, Medford, Oregon, USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2018, June). Best Practices in Pediatric Feeding, Motor Speech, and Mouth Development/Function. TalkTools, Brisbane and Melbourne, Australia.

 

Bahr, D. (2018, Mar.). Best Practices in Pediatric Feeding, Motor Speech, and Mouth Development/Function. TalkTools, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2018, Feb.). Best Practices in Pediatric Feeding, Motor Speech, and Mouth Development/Function. TalkTools, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

 

Bahr, D., & Gatto, K. (2017, Nov.). Mouth and airway development, disorders, assessment, and treatment: Birth to age 7. Los Angeles, CA: ASHA Conference.
Handout for Session 1759,
References for Session 1759,
ASHA Final PDF

 

Bahr, D. (2017, Oct.). Best Practices in Pediatric Feeding, Motor Speech, and Mouth Development/Function. TalkTools, Lanham, MD, USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2017, July). Prevention of Feeding, Speech, and Mouth Development Problems (Birth to Age 2). TalkTools and Dr. Barry Raphael; Clifton, NJ, USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2017, May). Integrated Treatment of Feeding, Speech, and Mouth Function in Pediatrics. TalkTools and Terapeija, Helsinki, Finland.

 

Bahr, D. (2016, Dec.). Integrated Treatment of Feeding, Speech, and Mouth Function in Pediatrics. TalkTools, New York, NY, USA.

 

Bahr, D. (2016, Oct.). Prevention of Feeding, Speech, and Mouth Development Problems: Birth to Age 2. Northern Speech Services.
Online.

 

Bahr, D. (2016, Apr.). Treatment of Feeding, Speech, and Mouth Function in Pediatrics. Australian Orofacial Myology Lecture Series. Sydney, Australia.

 

Bahr, D. (2016, Feb.). Prevention of Feeding, Speech, and Mouth Development Problems (Birth to Age 2). Richter Air Symposium, Minneapolis, MN.

 

Bahr, D. (2016, Jan.). Keep Your Child’s Feeding, Speech, and Mouth Development in Shape and On Track from Birth. iMothering.
Find 2-part series on this page.

 

Bahr, D. (2015, Nov.). Treatment of Feeding, Speech, and Mouth Function in Pediatrics. SpeechTherapypd.com.
Online course.

 

Bahr, D. (2015, Nov.). Treatment of Feeding, Speech, and Mouth Function in Pediatrics. Logos Academy.
Online course in Italian.

 

Bahr, D. (2015, Oct.). Infant Oral Sensory-Motor Treatment. Biomodeling Solutions.
Find 8-part series on this page.

 

Bahr, D. (2014, May). Prevention of Feeding, Speech, and Mouth Development Problems (Birth to Age 2). International Association of Orofacial Myology (IAOM), Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

 

Bahr, D., & Stegen-Hanson, T. (2011, Oct.). "Getting and Keeping Kids 'On Track' in Feeding." Session presented at the 65th annual meeting of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Las Vegas, NV.

 

Bahr, D. (2010, Aug.). Nobody Ever Told Me That About ASD. Future Horizons Conference, Wichita, KS.

 

Scott, K.S., Bahr, D., & Reardon-Reeves, N. (2009, Nov.). "Creating Effective and Efficient Research Teams." Session presented at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA.

 

Bahr, D. (2008, Nov.). "The Oral Motor Debate: Where Do We Go From Here?" Poster session with extensive handout presented at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Chicago, IL.

 

Presented for Medela and breastfeeding organizations in Maryland and Virginia.

 

Presented for Maryland Infants and Toddlers; the California, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, and New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Associations; and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

 

Invited speaker: University of Maryland, University of Minnesota Duluth, State University College at Buffalo, and Steven F. Austin State University.

 

Guest lecturer: Johns Hopkins University, Howard University, University of Maryland, and Towson University.

 

Presented for Kennedy Krieger Institutes in Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC.

 

Presented for many school systems in the state of Maryland to include Anne Arundel County Schools, Cecil County Public School, and others.