Babies will continue to grow, learn and explore the world from birth. As the baby grows up, a series of movements and habits will manifest. Just like a newborn gradually likes to kick and stretch their legs, likes to keep moving their arms and hands back and forth, and likes to bite their fingers when they are older, what's wrong with a baby biting their fingers?
What's wrong with a baby biting their finger
Baby often bites their fingers, consider two possibilities. On the one hand, it is a habitual action, and on the other hand, it may be due to zinc deficiency. You can see a doctor for a trace element examination. If you are sincere, you should supplement it in a timely manner. If the examination is not urgent, consider it as a habitual problem and wrap your fingers appropriately. At the same time, educate children to know that biting their fingers is a bad hygiene habit and pay attention to correcting it in a timely manner.
What should babies do if they eat their fingers
1. Usually, treatment is only given to babies over 5 years old who still eat their fingers, because as they age and enter school, they will make rapid progress. Due to pressure from peers, they will at least change their habit of eating their fingers during the day
2. At the beginning, gentle reminders can be taken, especially during the day, to encourage or reward him if he reduces the number of times he eats his fingers.
3. If gentle reminders do not work, the "disgust method" can be adopted. The main method is to apply bitter or spicy things on the baby's fingers, wrap bandages around the fingers, etc. The purpose is to remind the baby every time they eat their fingers, gradually making them develop disgust towards eating their fingers.
4. Finally, no matter what method you use, the treatment will only be successful if your baby is willing to break the habit of eating fingers.
The above editor shared how babies bite their fingers. In real life, many babies have this kind of movement, but if a baby bites their fingers for about a week, it is normal. This is a normal movement that babies constantly explore and exhibit; If the baby is still eating their fingers when they are very old, it is a bad habit, and parents should correct it in a timely manner.
