OT - Playing with Shaving Cream

Occupational Therapist, Tad Bruneau, uses shaving cream on a table top to help this toddler of 22 months with Down syndrome use her index finger. She is only beginning to make the cognitive connection that she can control her finger and needs practice. To read more, please check out website for the blog entry this video is associated with. www.tallforeheads.com

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[wleighann89]

if she tried to eat it, she wouldn't do it again. cause and effect. it tastes nasty, so if she wanted to eat it, she'd only try it once. as a day care teacher, we play with shaving cream all the time, and theres usually one or two who try to taste it. ...and then spit it all over the table. another good alternative is pudding. this child is also atypical, a typically developing child probably wouldn't eat it after they found out it tasted bad.

[wleighann89]

if she tried to eat it, she wouldn't do it again. cause and effect. it tastes nasty, so if she wanted to eat it, she'd only try it once. as a day care teacher, we play with shaving cream all the time, and theres usually one or two who try to taste it. ...and then spit it all over the table. needless to say, it only happens once for the kid. haha.

[hotjack99]

Perhaps the use of the shaving cream is serving the dual purpose (and I DO think using whipped cream is a good idea, too, don't get me wrong) including teaching the child that some substances are edible and others are not??

[DjOcLandus]

lol....should have used whip cream

[1958boomergirl]

Shaving cream? Is that really smart? This is a little toddler the man is working with. The kid will want to stick things into her mouth & shaving cream is NOT edible. I'm not being mean here. I'm just asking.