Parent may need assistance and advice with medication administration through a gastrostomy tube to prevent clotting of the device. A skin-level gastrostomy is particularty suited for the child with CP.
Because jaw control is often compromised, more normal control can be achieved if the feeder provides stability of the oral mechanism from the side or front of the face. When directed from the front, the middle finger of the nonfeeding hand is placed posterior to the body portion of the chin, the thumb is placed below the bottom lip, and the index finger is placed parallel to the child’s mandible. Manual jaw control from the side assists with head control, correction of