Should the baby eat his hands? Do you really understand the secret behind eating hands?

I haven't seen my father for more than two years, and the last thing I can forget is his back.

。

Milk duct. We are noisy, coughing and other phenomena, eating normally after milk spillage,

I stood still and waited for her to ask for money.

"You're back?" She asked first.

"Yes."

I never expected her to say such a thing, and stood in surprise.

"Maybe there's a ,—— I think." I said with a stammer.

"Then there's hell?"

"So, everyone in the dead family can meet?"

Author: Zhu Ziqing

You're smart, tell me, why are our days gone forever?

In our lives, I don't know if you have noticed that there are many children who especially like to hold their hands and keep nibbling, in fact, after the birth of a child, there is a habit of eating hands.

The phenomenon of babies eating hands is very common in life, so I believe that many parents are very concerned about this topic, and the opinions of parents are not consistent.

Some say that this is a normal phenomenon, children eat hands is not a big deal, then some parents, for the baby to eat hand addiction how to stop can not stop, worried about the baby's hands on too many bacteria, children put their hands in the mouth every day, it is easy to get sick.

What about long-term eating hands will also have an impact on the health of the teeth.

So why does the baby eat hands? What are the benefits of eating hands? Should parents control their babies' hands?

The following will take you to interpret the secret of the baby's eating hands.

First of all, the child knows the world through eating hands.

The first year of a baby's life, we call it the oral period. During this period, children like to stuff something in their mouths when they see something, and when children feel stressed and nervous, their teeth are uncomfortable, they will suck their fingers.

Before the baby is three years old, the child's deciduous teeth are in the initial stage of development, and if you eat your hands at this stage, it will not have too much impact on the shape of your teeth in the future, so at this stage, it is not too much of a problem for children to eat their hands.

If the child eats for too long, it is a bad habit, and parents should pay more attention.

So why do children always like to eat hands?

1. The baby needs to suck

For newborn babies, sucking is a natural need, many parents will mistakenly think that the child eats the hand is not full, in fact, this is just the child's healthy way of self-comfort.

2. Relieve stress against loneliness

If the family atmosphere of the child's life is very tense, such as: often scolding, reprimanding the child, the parental relationship is not harmonious, under such a huge psychological pressure, the child will be through sucking fingers to relieve the pressure in the heart, while the parents are busy at work, no one to accompany the child to talk, play, but also to fight loneliness, send boredom a way.

3. Feeding method

Some mothers are not fed in the right way, which will also make the baby fall in love with eating hands. For babies under 1 year old, eating hands is a necessary stage, is the baby's understanding of the world, the way to perceive the world, if you do not let the baby eat hands, it will hinder the baby's physical and mental development.

So what are the benefits of eating hands for babies?

1、. Eating hands is conducive to developing the baby's desire to explore and helping the baby build self-confidence.

2, eating hands is conducive to the baby's stability of emotions, ease of stress, in the baby is uncomfortable, bored, by eating hands to alleviate.

3. Eating hands is conducive to meeting physiological needs and is also conducive to the development of baby's hand-eye coordination ability.

All children have the habit of eating hands, then in ordinary life, parents should carefully observe their children, under what circumstances they eat hands, and then understand the reasons why the baby eats hands, and then prescribe the right medicine to find a solution to the problem.

A few tips for babies to eat their hands:

1. Let the baby fully enjoy the pleasure of sucking

2. Spend more time with your children to create a comfortable and warm family environment

3. Provide children with suitable toys and places

4. Parents should be patient, calm, and not hard

When it is found that the baby within 1 year old eats hands, do not need to worry too much, give the pacifier comfort, when the baby teeth, you can try to use biscuits, teething sticks instead of eating hands, conditional families take children out of activities, encourage children and other children to play together, so that in the colorful activities, children have new points of attention and sustenance, the bad habits of eating hands will slowly disappear.

If the eldest child eats his hands, the language and attitude should be kind, to care for and encourage the child, do not loudly reprimand, scold the child, and if there is progress, you must give praise in time.

Set a series of goals for your child, such as: do not eat your hands for 1 hour before going to bed, do not eat your hands after eating, and do not eat your hands on the last day;

At each stage, when the baby completes the goal, parents will give praise and encouragement, which can prompt the child to change the habit of eating hands.

In addition, to patiently reason with the baby, generally about 3 years old children, has learned to be a good child, or a big child, parents can tell the child the disadvantages of eating hands.

Little brother, little sister only eat hands, you have grown up, you should not eat again, etc., if you have made a lot of effort, the child still has not corrected the habit, parents do not worry too much, because a very small number of children will be because of this, that reason, can not change the habit of eating hands, and finally affect the arrangement of the baby's teeth, or the shape of the mouth.

Generally before the age of 3 to 6, especially after the child enters school, due to the pressure of his peers, he will progress quickly, and eventually the habit of eating hands will naturally disappear.

After the age of 6, the baby's habit of eating hands has not disappeared, at this time parents should pay special attention, should take the child to see the pediatric doctor, let the doctor analyze the cause, symptomatic treatment.