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Child sucking problem!!
This sounds daft but here goes. My son is 7 years old - a happy kid who is doing very well at school.But over the last 6 or 7 weeks I have noticed he is sucking absolutely everything till it is soaking.If he is watching tv he picks up a cushion,puts the corner in his mouth and chews/sucks it till it is dripping wet.When he puts his pyjamas on for bed he sits and sucks the edge of the sleeve till it is so wet I have to change him.He sucks the corner of his pillows till I have to change them,and to cap it all,he had football practise yesterday and when I turned up to collect him they were still playing,so I stood to watch where he couldn't see me,and he was running about whilst sucking the edge of his football shirt!! I have pointed all this out to him and he just laughs and says he doesn't realise he is doing it but it looks very odd!! Any ideas?? TIA
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Dont' worry.... my daughter is 9 years old and does exactly the same thing - and chews sleeves too. She only started doing it about 6 months ago and I know for a fact she isn't worried about anything, she's very laid back, doing well at school, has good friends etc and happy at home. I have asked her why she does it, she says she's not sure - 'I just do'. I think it's just a habit, like chewing finger nails etc. and am just waiting for her to grow out of it. I used to suck flannels as a child for a while at about her age - it hasn't affected me in anyway.
Dont' worry.... my daughter is 9 years old and does exactly the same thing - and chews sleeves too. She only started doing it about 6 months ago and I know for a fact she isn't worried about anything, she's very laid back, doing well at school, has good friends etc and happy at home. I have asked her why she does it, she says she's not sure - 'I just do'. I think it's just a habit, like chewing finger nails etc. and am just waiting for her to grow out of it. I used to suck flannels as a child for a while at about her age - it hasn't affected me in anyway.
Hi it is a really normal thing at that age. Both my kids sucked and chewed their sleeves, school tie, and the front hem of their sweat shirts. One at around 6 yrs the other at 8-9 It use to drive me to distraction, and I did nag them about it !! But they both stopped as suddenly as they began, within the normal 6- 12 mths that phases last! I've come across loads of other mums who have had this with their kids.
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