The Importance of Understanding in Infants Oromotor

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Activity eating is a basic human need and is a complex activity involving biological and psychological aspects, particularly in infants who are in the age of 6 months over which the center is at a critical phase for the familiar semi-solid food to breast-feeding.

At that age, the baby's digestive already begun to form strong and able to process food more solid than milk but with a certain level of texture that is appropriate stages of their development at the age of 6, 8, 12, and 18 months.

Stage introduction of textured foods is what will support feeding skills in infants and became the basis for developing the ability oromotor stimulation (oral motor) it.


Why oromotor important to be known by the mothers? Oromotor or oral motor movements can be defined as a system of muscles that cover an area the oral cavity (oral cavity), including the jaw, teeth, tongue, palate, lips and cheeks. In infants at age 6-18 months, strength, coordination, and control of this oral structure that became the basis of activities ranging from eating including sucking, swallowing, biting, and chewing.

DR. Damayanti Rusli Sjarif, Dr. Sp. A (K), consultant Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Department of Child Health, Faculty of medicine-RSCM explain sttimulasi right on oromotor closely related to the development of feeding skills of children from an early age.

The combination of textured foods and a balanced intake of nutrients can result in stimulation oromotor that in the future could affect the overall quality of life of children, both physically and mentally.

"The lack of stimulation Oromotor can be one factor influencing a child's behavior such as picky eaters, in addition to a number of other factors such as psychological and environmental," said Dr. Damayanti at the launch of 'Promina Complete Stimulation' in Jakarta, Friday (20 / 5).

On the occasion Inez Tagor, presenter and mother of four children, shared her experiences about the four pieces of oromotor.

"I slowly understand that it is in a phase of development at age 6-18 months is the time when the baby began to recognize the semi-solid foods with texture gradually, due to the ability of the oral cavity or the area now known as stimulated oromotor not perfect," said Inez. "Now I'm sure, accompanied by a series of supplementary food products in accordance with the texture of this baby's gestational age, the mothers will be more easy to understand and apply oromotor stimulation is not difficult."

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