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Mom of a 4 yr 7 m old boy3 years ago

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#asktheexperts I am very curious as to why kids keep everything in mouth except food.. They try tasting everything which does not have any taste but NOT tasty food

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Samra SulemaniMom of a 5 yr old girl2 years ago

A. Take anything hard in their mouth meets pleasure. Teething is also a reason on the other hand children recognize the world with his/her mouth. Sigmund freud (psychologist) gives 5 stages of development where he defines first stage is Oral stage,-as child loves sucking, biting, licking but he doesn't mention any food item in it's list.. 😂

Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 5 m old boy3 years ago

A. finger, hand,things insertion in the oral cavity is very normal at this stage and usually it is due to teething pain the child is experiencing along with inflammation and pain in the gums. just maaintain hygiene of the child finger as well as any type of things which goes inside the oral cavity and also try to maintain the hygiene of your finger when you are touching the hands of the child. to decrease the teething pain you can press the gums of the child and if the child is very irritable and crying for pain you can give paracetamol also. it is a self limiting habit and no treatment is required.

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