Carney Speech & Feeding

12/28/2025

We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! 🎄✨ Wishing you and your families a Happy New Year filled with health and happiness.

Reminder: We will be closed until January 5th. We look forward to seeing you in the new year!

11/27/2025

10/27/2025

It is SPOOKY season here at Carney Speech and Feeding! Feel free to wear your costumes this week! 👻🎃🍂

10/13/2025

We are open today!! Don't forget about your session with us! We are excited to see you😃

09/03/2025

Congratulations to Gwen on the arrival of her baby girl, Lydia. She’s such a cutie! 🍼💗👣

07/24/2025

When early reflexes like rooting & sucking don’t fade on time, the mouth reacts automatically—turning, sucking, or pushing food out. Voluntary skills like chewing, tongue movement, and lip closure may be delayed or poorly coordinated.

🥄The result? Texture refusals, food battles, and limited variety.

It’s not stubbornness—it’s the nervous system doing its best. Reflex integration and feeding therapy can help! 💪👶

07/18/2025

✨Why is your child a picky eater? It might be more than just preference...
Retained primitive reflexes—like the Moro, rooting, or gag reflex—can interfere with your child’s ability to feel safe and comfortable during meals. These reflexes can cause oral sensitivity, poor postural control, and anxiety around new textures.

🌟 Supporting reflex integration may help expand food variety and reduce mealtime stress!

06/18/2025

The good news?
Reflex integration strategies AND oral motor support can make a BIG difference. 💪

Early support helps kids feel more regulated, connected, and confident in their communication and feeding skills.

06/12/2025

🚨 Did you know an unintegrated Moro reflex can impact more than just movement?⁠
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This early survival reflex—also known as the “startle reflex”—should naturally fade in infancy. But if it sticks around, it can interfere with:⁠
👅 Oral-motor coordination (making feeding more challenging)⁠
🧠 Regulation and attention (which affects language learning)⁠
🗣️ Speech clarity (due to persistent tension in the jaw, neck, and shoulders)⁠
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If you notice persistent startle responses, feeding challenges, or speech delays, it might be more than just a phase. Early support makes a big difference!⁠
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06/03/2025

In short: a retained FPR doesn’t block reflexes from existing, but it can inhibit their normal development, expression, or integration by keeping the nervous system in a stuck, defensive mode.
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05/26/2025

In honor of Memorial Day, we will be closed as we remember and give thanks to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. ❤️🤍💙

We’ll resume normal hours tomorrow!

05/23/2025

✨ Did you know? The Fear Paralysis Reflex, an early survival response in infants, can impact how babies develop oral motor skills! 🍼
When this reflex doesn’t integrate properly, it can lead to tension in the jaw, tongue, and facial muscles, making it harder for babies to latch, suck, swallow, or even babble clearly. 💬