ARK's Bear Bottle Kit to Teach Straw Drinking – Includes Unique Valve & Mouthpiece

The Bear Bottle is a friendly way to make drinking easier for beginners and/or children with oral motor difficulties. It’s also an excellent way to transition babies straight from bottles to straw drinking – skipping sippy cups altogether! Many speech language pathologists and feeding therapists believe that straw drinking can help strengthen the mouth muscles and encourage tongue retraction, cheek tension, and lip closure. The Bear Bottle features a unique valve that controls the direction of fluid – liquid flows up into the straw, but does not flow back down. Simply squeeze the bear’s belly until fluid reaches the top of the straw and release. Fluid will stay at the top of the straw, thereby decreasing the effort required to drink. Highly recommended for individuals who tend to aspirate or have a weak suck with difficulties generating and maintaining suction. Kit includes: 1 easy-to-squeeze Bear Bottle with a snap-close cap, 1 Select-Flow Valve, 2 flexible tubing straws, and 1 Lip Blok mouthpiece. The tubing straws are a more durable alternative to regular disposable straws, and the Lip Blok discourages biting on the straw or inserting it too far into the mouth. Made in the USA out of nontoxic food grade materials. Dishwasher-safe. Holds 8 ounces of fluid. Bottle measures approximately 2 x 2.5 x 6 inches. Colors may vary. Contains small parts that may pose a choking hazard. Direct adult supervision required. These products are NOT toys. They are therapeutic tools that must be directly supervised at ALL times. Adult assembly is required. Valves and all other parts are intended to be placed in their correct locations by an adult. Do not allow the individual to remove parts themselves. Regularly inspect the tools and discard/replace at first sign of wear/tear.