Mouth-breather

by NC Leung
(HK)

I am a ST work in a special school for moderate grade mentally-challenged children.

This year I meet a 6-yr old girl who breathes through the mouth, what kind of exercise/strategy can i use to teach her breathe through the nostrils?

As she breathes through the mouth, sometimes the air stream is so strong that it "blows" out the saliva.

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