2007-06-05 01:27:14 · 7 answers · asked by playtime 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My daughter never put anything in her mouth my son on the other hand is 2 1/2 and puts everything in his mouth. Even soil from the garden. It is one way for him to explore. Touch, feel, hear and taste. For him taste is most interesting. He recently tasted the dogs nose, gross but normal. The challenge is keeping my home so clean that he can actually eat off the floor and when we aren't in the house or home watching him like a hawk.
Good luck!
2007-06-05 01:41:33 · answer #1 · answered by New England Babe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's because when babies are babies they have better senses in their mouths/tongues than in their hands so it's their way of finding out how things feel as well as taste.
Strange but true.
2007-06-05 01:46:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When babies are first developing their sense they can actually feel MORE with their mouths than they can with their hands. It's just their way of exploring new things. It's one of a babies senses.
2007-06-05 01:36:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just one of their ways of exploring the world around them- they can sense a lot with both their mouths and hands. It's not unlike dogs licking everything.
2007-06-05 02:33:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because its one of their main ways to sense things. Find a web page on developmental infant psychology.
2007-06-05 01:31:53 · answer #5 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as far as i'v heard it is coz whn th children r in a teethng age, their gums itch n thn try 2 put up evrythng they they get 2 ease that
2007-06-05 01:33:48 · answer #6 · answered by shalps_264 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they do it to learn, to experience there surroundings, also some may be teething, it feels good to chomp down
2007-06-05 02:11:28 · answer #7 · answered by froggy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋