Children with Down Syndrome have small mouths, and so often have tongues
that "don't fit" easily in their mouths.  They can be taught quite easily to
keep their tongue retracted and their mouth closed.  It isn't that hard to
teach a mentally retarded child to do this, so it should be easier to teach
a child of "normal" intelligence.  As far as the tongue hanging out making
other people uncomfortable -- what I have to say about that is not printable
on LactNet.  A polite version would be "Mind your own effing business."

Kathy Dettwyler

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