Free guides, handouts and therapy games
Everything free from NTX in one place, for therapists and for parents. Each free resource is paired with the full resource or service to go deeper when you're ready.
For therapists
Free clinical tools and handouts to share, each paired with the full NTX resource when you're ready for more.
Myofunctional therapy and tethered oral tissues
Ages 2 and up
Myofunctional Games and Activities
63 play-based games for lips, cheeks, tongue, jaw and nasal breathing, with a level-it-up idea for every game.
Get the free games →Myofunctional Therapist Toolkit
TRMR step by step, infant tongue-tie assessment tools, clinical photo tips and intake questionnaires.
Open the toolkit →Oral Habits Guide and star chart
A gentle 5-step plan for thumbs, pacifiers, nails and chewing, with a printable star chart.
Download free →Why Mouth Breathing Matters
How breathing, sleep and eating connect and the signs to watch for, written for parents.
Download free →Where Should the Tongue Rest?
A one-page handout on tongue posture that reinforces your home program.
Download free →Tongue Thrust
A one-page handout explaining tongue thrust and how therapy helps.
Download free →Infant feeding and oral motor
Birth to about 2
Tongue and Lip Ties one-page guide
Signs in babies and children and how the team approach works, in plain language for families.
Download free →Our Favorite Feeding and Myo Tools
Pacifiers, slow-flow nipples, cups, straws and chew tools, with what we use each one for.
Download free →Bottle Feeding for Tricky Feeders
Positioning, paced bottle feeding and nipple flow, ready to hand to every caregiver.
Download free →Tethered Oral Tissues 101
Tongue and lip ties explained for families: signs, the functional evaluation and therapy before and after release.
Download free →Feeding Milestones, birth to 3
Feeding skills mapped to sitting, crawling and walking, plus key bottle and pacifier transitions.
Download free →Pediatric feeding evaluation and documentation
Birth to 18
Feeding Assessment Tools guide
Common pediatric feeding assessments side by side: what each measures, the ages it covers and when to use it.
Download free →Picky Eater or Something More?
A parent guide to typical picky eating versus a feeding problem, to share before or after your evaluation.
Download free →Parent Handout Pack (13 handouts)
Plain-language printables on feeding, swallowing, tongue posture, breathing, habits and ties, all in one PDF.
Get the free pack →Food Chaining Guide
How to build a chain from foods a child already eats, with sample meal plans and tips for small steps.
Download free →Starting Solids Readiness Checklist
Readiness signs, high chair set-up and gagging vs. choking for families of babies 4 to 12 months.
Get the checklist →Swallowing
A one-page handout on what a typical swallow looks like and when to look closer.
Download free →For parents
Free, printable guides written by a pediatric feeding specialist. When you want more support, in-home therapy is the next step.
Babies, bottles and tongue ties
Bottle Feeding for Tricky Feeders
Positioning, pacing and nipple flow tips for babies who struggle with the bottle.
Read the guide →Tongue and Lip Ties 101
Signs, the functional evaluation, release options and therapy before and after release.
Read the guide →Feeding Milestones, birth to 3
Feeding skills mapped to sitting, crawling and walking, plus when to move off the bottle and pacifier.
See the milestones →Starting solids and picky eating
Starting Solids Readiness Checklist
Readiness signs, high chair set-up, gagging vs. choking and the workshop waitlist.
Get the checklist →Picky Eater or Something More?
How to tell typical picky eating from a feeding problem, and when to ask for help.
Read the guide →Just Picky, or Something Else?
Every reason a child may struggle to eat, the red flags to watch for and who can help.
Read the guide →Calmer Mealtimes guide
12 therapist-tested tips, tricks for tricky moments, and when to call a feeding specialist.
Get the free guide →Food Inventory form
List every food your child eats. Bring it to your evaluation and we'll use it to track progress.
Get the free form →Breathing, tongue posture and habits
Why Mouth Breathing Matters
How breathing, tongue posture, sleep and eating connect, and the signs to watch for.
Read the guide →Oral Habits: thumbs, pacifiers, nails and chewing
When a habit starts to matter, and a gentle 5-step plan with a printable star chart.
Read the guide →Where Should the Tongue Rest?
A parent-friendly look at tongue posture and why it matters.
Read the guide →Sleep, Speech and Jaw handouts
One-page handouts on sleep and breathing, speech and the mouth muscles, and jaw and TMJ.
See the handouts →Tube feeding
Tube Feeding Support and Tube Weaning
NG tube and G-tube support, and how weaning is a team decision with your pediatrician, GI, dietitian and SLP.
Read the guide →The NTX Parent Handout Pack
All 13 one-page parent handouts in one printable PDF.
Get the free pack →Go further with NTX
Clinical tools for your caseload, mentorship for therapists, and in-home therapy for families in North Dallas.