hi my daughter is 5 years old and she sometimes eats inedible things like clay, pencil lead etc. Is this because of any deficiency? What do I do in such case??

1 Answer

ExpertCharul VermaNutritionist1 Year ago

A. hi mom this is called pica eating non edible food items dont worry try to keep baby out of reach of such items also give carrot, cucumber sticks or fruit cuts to nibble on

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