How can I get my daughter to stop chewing/sucking on her hair? She is 5 yrs old and it is driving me nuts! Everytime I look at her she has her hair in her mouth! Any suggestions?
2006-08-10 06:39:54 · 13 answers · asked by Janes_Addiction 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
ORAL FIXATION
BABIES HAVE THIS. IT IS A NORMAL "HUMAN REFLEX" REQUIRED TO THRIVE AND EAT.
NORMAL OFTEN, CHILDREN AND ADULTS RETAIN THIS ORAL LONG AFTER INFANCY.
YOUR NUTZ- O- METER IS OFF. BE GENTLE WITH HER
IF THAT BOTHERS YOU
KEEP IT TO YOURSELF. THEIR IS NO "CONSTRUCTIVE: CRITICISM; ONLY CRITICISM WHICH HURTS ..
REPHRASE ALL AS PRAISE
IF SHE' S HAPPY AND ENGAGED WITH THINGS SHE ENJOYS SHE WILL SPEND LESS TIME.... IRRITATING YOU : )
ON THIS
2006-08-10 06:52:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut her hair short enough so it's not there or keep it constantly pulled back. Seriously, I chewed on my hair as a child and I still found myself - when my hair was long - absentmindly pulling it toward my mouth as an adult - I would up cutting it and that's what solved that habit.
2006-08-10 13:45:56 · answer #2 · answered by Lex 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell her a time limit and something fun like this. If you stop sucking on your hair for a week then you and me will go out and have ice cream or eat at your favorite resteraunt. i did the same thing when i was little and this is what my mom did to get me to stop.
2006-08-10 14:04:36 · answer #3 · answered by missteenqueen1996 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The stomach cannot digest hair. Please pull it back or like the other poster suggested cut it too short. She could have pica. Pica is a term that refers to cravings for substances that are not foods. Materials consumed by patients with pica include dirt, ice, clay, glue, sand, chalk, beeswax, chewing gum, laundry starch, and hair.
2006-08-10 13:50:08 · answer #4 · answered by Skeeter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just cut her hair or dont let it drive you nuts, it is something alot of kids do, maybe try getting her something interesting to bite instead of her hair like a blanket or something soft
2006-08-10 13:48:08 · answer #5 · answered by Lidi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i was yuounger i used to do the same thing. you have two options take the hair out of her mouth everytime you see it or tell he aboutt he girl who had to have surgury because she swalled to much of her hair and it was wraped around her organs... its a true story...
2006-08-10 13:45:51 · answer #6 · answered by lana89xx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut her hair to where it is too short for her to do that. If you don't want to do that, then put it up in a pony tail and tell her she better let it be or else!
2006-08-10 13:44:05 · answer #7 · answered by AsianPersuasion :) 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i used to chew on my hair also. it was only when i was in serious thought, or upset about something. she will eventually quit.
2006-08-10 13:47:47 · answer #8 · answered by baby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell her you will become bold if you chew your hair.....lol.......maybe she is nervous about something but what can a 5 year old be nervous about?
2006-08-10 13:48:12 · answer #9 · answered by ♥sonam a.♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try giving her gum to chew. that way her mouth is always busy and you don't have to worry about hairballs!
2006-08-10 13:50:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋