A Bowl to Help Those with Special Needs
As word about the Baby Dipper® bowl has spread, it has come to the aid of children with special needs or other self-feeding issues and also adults who have a medical need for one-handed feeding. If you know of a way to help us get the word out in the special needs community, whether it be a blog or a store or a medical facility, please let us know. And if you’d like to contribute a review or a photo, please contact us here.
“As a feeding specialist, I use the Baby Dipper bowl to teach the first step to self-feeding: dipping! With my little client Jacob, who recently had hand surgery, he quickly learned to “dip and slide” his way to independent scooping in one therapy session! Baby Dipper made it fun and he loves it!”
-Melanie Potock, Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist, Feeding Specialist, author of Happy Mealtimes with Happy Kids, www.mymunchbug.com
Link to video of Melanie with Jacob learning to feed himself. Jacob was born without thumbs and had surgery to move a finger to the thumb position so that he has opposable fingers. This was Jacob’s first time feeding himself and he did very well with his Baby Dipper bowl.
Reviews from the Special Needs Community
A Review and a Giveaway
The Baby Dipper ~ Giveaway
“I also have countless catalogs of adaptive equipment for kids with special needs. I’m actually purging my piles right now. All the feeding systems are basically the same. Not The Baby Dipper. It really is different. It’s useful and it does what it claims to do.”
The Knit Wit by Shair
Baby Dipper Review and Giveaway
“Well I have to say that with feeding Justin recently, I found it so much easier to feed him, and it truly is 1 handed!”
Able 2 Able
Review & Giveaway: Increase Feeding Independence with Baby Dipper Bowls
“It’s rare to find a true “magic bullet” solution to her delays, but the Baby Dipper Bowl was exactly what she needed to increase self-feeding confidence.”
Health Medical Information
The Baby Dipper Bowl (Cerebral Palsy category)
“Great for children with special needs or typical children just learning to use a bowl and spoon.”
Handicapped Aids Blog
The Baby Dipper Bowl
“Great for children with special needs or typical children just learning to use a bowl and spoon.”
Online
The Baby Dipper bowl is listed in the Directory of Resources for the Complex Child from Able 2 Able.