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amother
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Mon, Apr 26 2021, 11:14 pm
Dc hates the feeling of a runny nose but I can’t seem to teach them to blow. And they won’t let me clean it out myself. Are there any tips or tricks that I don’t know of?
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avrahamama
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Mon, Apr 26 2021, 11:30 pm
When I taught swim I would tell the kids to hum in order to blow bubbles from their nose. I taught 3 ye olds.
I don't know why I never tried that with my owns kids lol.
Teach them to hum! Maybe even little hard/forcefully. Eventually they'll get the sensation and won't hum everytime they need to clean their nose out lol.
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amother
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Mon, Apr 26 2021, 11:52 pm
Have the child blow bubbles.
Then have the child blow bubbles with a closed mouth.
The air will come out through the nose.
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Hashem_Yaazor
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Tue, Apr 27 2021, 8:46 am
I learned using the word down instead of out (blow down) helped immensely.
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FranticFrummie
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Tue, Apr 27 2021, 8:52 am
3 is the right age to start teaching this. He may need your help at first, but he'll get it.
I really like the bubble blowing idea!
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amother
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Tue, Apr 27 2021, 8:57 am
I’m struggling with this with my 4 year old 😭
Been trying to teach her for a year now
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amother
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Tue, Apr 27 2021, 10:25 am
Yes its possible! My 17 month old just learned, its adorable. I give her a tissue and she blows
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amother
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Tue, Apr 27 2021, 10:44 am
amother [ Blue ] wrote: | Yes its possible! My 17 month old just learned, its adorable. I give her a tissue and she blows |
So how did you teach her? He’s not getting it!
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professor
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Tue, Apr 27 2021, 10:55 am
amother [ OP ] wrote: | So how did you teach her? He’s not getting it! |
Yes please tell us!! I tried everything! They blow out of their mouth bubbles, but how do you explain to a baby that to get buggers out you need to blow out of your NOSE!
Meanwhile, you can use that freeda pump, you know.
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amother
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Tue, Apr 27 2021, 2:03 pm
No great tips. I just repeatedly demonstrated to her what I was doing, in a dramatic way as I said blow
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amother
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Tue, Apr 27 2021, 2:05 pm
Love all these suggestions. My 5 year old has trouble with this
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amother
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Tue, Apr 27 2021, 2:18 pm
professor wrote: | Yes please tell us!! I tried everything! They blow out of their mouth bubbles, but how do you explain to a baby that to get buggers out you need to blow out of your NOSE!
Meanwhile, you can use that freeda pump, you know. |
Oh gosh, I would need to hit the gym 6 times a week to be able to hold him down while I attempt it!
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amother
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Tue, Apr 27 2021, 2:20 pm
It really depends. Any kid with asd or asd like traits, or general klutziness and focusing issues, motor planning issues, depth perception issues, executive function issues, ADD or anything in any of these categories will struggle.
You can try a few sessions of OT but it’s very likely the OT will find more issues and it won’t be just a few sessions.
You can try telling the kid to blow on a candle but with mouth closed.
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amother
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Tue, Apr 27 2021, 2:41 pm
amother [ Indigo ] wrote: | It really depends. Any kid with asd or asd like traits, or general klutziness and focusing issues, motor planning issues, depth perception issues, executive function issues, ADD or anything in any of these categories will struggle.
You can try a few sessions of OT but it’s very likely the OT will find more issues and it won’t be just a few sessions.
You can try telling the kid to blow on a candle but with mouth closed. |
He actually gets OT now. Didn’t know this falls under that but will speak to the therapist.
Last edited by amother on Tue, Apr 27 2021, 7:38 pm; edited 1 time in total
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toysrus
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Tue, Apr 27 2021, 2:43 pm
I dont think you can teach it, after they try again n again it just clicks
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Refine
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Tue, Apr 27 2021, 7:56 pm
Have him breath forcefully in and out through their nose a couple of times with you doing the same.
Then have them do just the out part.
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amother
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Tue, Apr 27 2021, 8:38 pm
My son learned (at age 7!) by first practicing using his nose to blow pom poms on a table. Nothing else we tried prior worked for him.
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amother
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Tue, Apr 27 2021, 8:42 pm
I never realized that this is something that needs to be taught until now with DC 6. He's over 3 and can't master blowing his nose.
My pediatrician also recommended blowing out candles with his nose - I haven't tried it yet.
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