How to teach a child with cleft lip and palate to speak better
Disease description:
My child was born with cleft lip and palate, but the hospital said he was too young at that time for corrective surgery. Now my child is one year old. How should I teach a child with cleft lip and palate to speak better?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Guo Huijie
Before cleft lip and palate children begin to learn speech, they should use balloons and harmonicas to encourage them, regulate airflow, and strengthen functional training of the soft palate. They should also actively cooperate with language therapy in daily life, perform oral motor exercises, and enhance tongue flexibility and sensitivity. For speech disorders caused by long-term incorrect pronunciation habits, professional and systematic speech correction training is required later on.
