This live, virtual course is for pediatric therapists working with newborn to precrawling infants who have oral dysfunction and restrictions and are on the frenectomy journey.
It's a comprehensive approach to:
- Calclulate level of Cranial Nerve Dysfunction
- Understand and implement the Risk Benefit Ratio
- How to recommend Optimal Timing of Release
- Toys, tools and equipment that are helpful for this population
- ME Suck Training Protocol
- Understand the 7 Tissue Properties
- Pre and Post Frenectomy Exercises and Functional Activities
There isn't a course like it and Michelle has been working and teaching in this space longer than any therapist. She enjoys sharing what she has learned after working with thousands of babies and families with these functional problems.
PPF Curriculum is for therapists interested in working with babies and families 1:1, and not for general teaching on social media therapy or influencing.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe and understand the PPF method of addressing oral dysfunction and restrictions
2. Describe, understand and calculate Optimal Timing of Release for precrawling infants
3. Identify 5 symptoms of mild, moderate and signifiant Cranial Nerve Dysfunction
4. Learn treatment techniques for pre and post frenectomy care
5. Understand and describe the Risk Benefit Ratio
6. Discuss 7 Tissue Properties and types
7. Understand Tissue Differentiation and the scoring system
8. Identify which ties that need released and which ties do not need to be released
9. Learn a systematic Suck Training Protocol to use with infants 12 weeks and younger
Class dates:
Tuesdays September 2026 from 4-7 pm EST on Zoom
9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22 2026
Instructor:
Michelle Emanuel OTR/L IBCLC NBCR CBS CST RYT
Michelle has been working with newborn to precrawling infants for 30 years. She has developed several novel curriculums and has paved the way to deeply understanding babies and their therapeutic needs.
Check out www.TummyTimeMethod.com for more information about Michelle