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INTRODUCTION
Have you ever noticed when you take a sip of water or coffee,
you always follow a sip-swallow-breathe pattern? This
rhythmical and coordinated pattern, which is also called the
Suck-Swallow-Breathe (SSB) synchrony, is the first
developmental pattern that we learn during infancy, even
before birth.
The SSB synchrony allows infants to eat and breathe without
choking, as well as to interact and explore the environment.
This is why babies can start eating right after birth and often
explore objects with their mouths.
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Benefits - The Suck-Swallow-Breathe (SSB) synchrony is a
primary component of our oral-motor mechanism. It is critical
to many areas of our development, including speech and
language development, postural control, motor development,
self-regulation, attention, psychosocial development,
feeding/eating behaviors, eye-hand coordination and more./
It is important to observe the SSB pattern of our children. By
strengthening or refining the SSB synchrony, we can facilitate
their overall development.
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