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Foundations for Growing Faces

Supporting Oral Function at Home for Children Aged 1-4


Parent supporting a toddler with an oral function activity at home, illustrating early facial growth and development

As a toddler parent, you’ve been told a lot about your child's important milestones...

But not much about how little faces need to function and grow.

Foundations for Growing Faces is a video masterclass designed to help toddler parents understand how breathing, sleep, chewing and everyday habits influence facial growth in the early years.

On-demand for 90 days | $29 AUD

The early years are when a child’s face is doing its most important work.

Breathing patterns.
Chewing.
Mouth posture.
Product choices.

They all influence how the face grows, long before anyone talks about orthodontics or “problems". Most parents only hear about this after years have passed.

This masterclass exists so you don’t have to look back and think: “I wish someone had explained this sooner.”

Parent reviewing educational content about toddler oral function on a laptop in a calm home setting

By the end of this masterclass, you’ll have something most parents don't:

  • A clear picture of what healthy oral function looks like in toddlers

  • Confidence to support your child at home in simple, realistic ways

  • Language to ask better questions if you need to seek professional help

Most importantly, you’ll be able to look at your child with more clarity and less second-guessing.

Toddler opening their mouth during a guided oral function activity with a parent using a toy at home

Inside the masterclass, we cover:

Breathing and sleep
How nasal breathing supports development, what mouth breathing can look like, and what sleep patterns are worth monitoring.

Chewing and diet
Why chewing matters for jaw growth, the role of the modern diet, and how to support chewing in day to day life.

Habits at home
Dummies, bottles, cups - what helps, what interferes, and what to prioritise.

Understanding support pathways
When home education is enough and when extra support can be helpful.

Cover image for Foundations for Growing Faces, featuring a toddler and the text “Supporting Oral Function at Home for Ages 1–4”

Foundations for Growing Faces Masterclass

  • 90-day access

This masterclass is for toddler parents who:

  • Want to understand the relationship between sleep, breathing, and the mouth

  • Prefer calm explanations over extremes

  • Want to support development at home

  • Value knowledge and practical next steps

Practitioner providing personalised oral function support during a one-on-one consultation session

You could keep collecting snippets of information...

Another post.
Another blog.
Another 'hot take' video.

Or you could have one clear, cohesive explanation that brings everything together.

This masterclass is designed to save you:

  • Mental energy

  • Late-night Googling

  • Unnecessary worry

And replace it with clarity you can actually use.

Have we met?

Hey! I'm Mel Van Schelven...

AHPRA Registered Dental Practitioner

As a holistic dental practitioner, I spend my days working with children and families who want to understand what’s really going on with their child’s oral development.

Often, parents come to me after being told everything is “fine”, but they still feel unsure.

My role is to help you understand what you’re seeing, why it matters, and what to do next.