Many parents have encountered children eating their fingers, which can be quite troublesome. If their son's finger gloves contain a large amount of bacteria that enter the digestive system, it may affect the overall function of the system. Therefore, parents should pay attention to their children's habits and correct them immediately when they eat their fingers. What are the methods to prevent children from eating their fingers?
What are the methods to prevent children from eating their fingers
1. What parents need to do is to care more about their children, try to minimize their boredom and loneliness, gently guide them to understand the harm of eating fingers, and encourage them to persist in correcting it. Appropriate praise and sufficient patience are essential. If the child still doesn't listen, it would be more effective to have the doctor tell them the dangers of eating their hands.
2. Shifting attention is a wise approach compared to harsh criticism and physical abuse. For example, encouraging children to engage in hands-on games, keeping their hands busy, or using other toys to attract them, and taking them out to play can help them gain knowledge, broaden their horizons, and gradually forget their bad habits in a colorful world.
3. When education guidance and attention diversion do not solve the problem, it is important to check if the child has a deficiency in trace elements. It is reported that one or two year old children who suck their fingers, bite things randomly, and grind their teeth are likely to have zinc deficiency, and some may also have iron deficiency, copper deficiency, and calcium deficiency.
What are the hazards of children eating their fingers
1. Bacterial invasion: Babies have bacteria on their fingers, and when they eat their fingers, they inevitably ingest these "bad guys" together. If the baby's immune system is insufficient at this time, there is a possibility of gastrointestinal infections or other illnesses.
2. Facial deformation: When a baby eats their fingers, external forces such as upward, downward, forward, and backward are generated in the mouth. If you suck your fingers for too long, the normal growth of your upper and lower jaw will be disrupted.
3. Finger injury: If a baby eats fingers for a long time, it can also affect the normal development of finger bones and may result in finger bending deformities. If a baby with teeth continues to eat their fingers frequently, it can easily cause external injuries such as peeling and swelling of their fingers, and in severe cases, even lead to infection.
Children who eat their fingers are prone to finger injuries or bacterial infections. Parents should know how to divert their children's attention, guide them appropriately, and pay attention to whether there are symptoms of trace element deficiency in daily life. And education and guidance should be the main focus, rather than frequent beating, scolding, and blaming, in order to prevent the baby from developing rebellious emotions and not listening.
