Habits to suck fingers or to gnaw nails are peculiar to most of preschool children. All this age problems, and especially you should not worry at their emergence. But what it is necessary to do if these habits go together with the child?
The child begins to suck fingers, being in a womb so this habit – the natural phenomenon. The habit to suck a finger reaches peak in seven months, and it is possible to fight against it at the help of a pacifier, that is to give to the child a pacifier every time when he puts fingers in a mouth. Gradually, becoming everything is more senior and is more senior, the child will forget about the pacifier, but if he in life got used to satisfy all the requirements by means of a pacifier, this habit quite can remain very much and very for a long time. Especially strongly it is shown when it is very boring for the child or when he was strongly tired.
Why it is necessary to get rid of an addiction to suck fingers?
If the child long sucks fingers, it can quite lead to serious violation of a bite, but it threatens in two cases: if he sucks fingers up to four years and if it does very often. So if the kid does not hold fingers in a mouth the whole day, you should not make it excess remarks about it.
But, if the child sucks fingers after 4 years, it is necessary to talk to him on this subject. For a start it is necessary to explain to him: if he does not refuse to himself this habit, then his teeth will grow outside, just as at a horse. Of course, it is necessary to remind that if he does not suck fingers, then and teeth will be strong, correct and healthy.
To help the child to refuse a habit to suck fingers, it is possible to make it in the form of a good game. For example, if agree with him that if you notice, then the child sucks a finger, you will make it a remark. Or, if he sucks a finger during watching TV, you will switch off it for half an hour. But warn about it the child.
Habit to constantly gnaw nails
Such habit is harmless therefore you should not pay any attention to its manifestations. But, if you suddenly saw that this habit begins to develop and pass further, then it is necessary to make besides to it remarks and to cut nails. Girls can be disaccustomed to this habit if to promise them to paint nails if they cease to gnaw nails. But you should not make to the child constant remarks or to somehow punish the child because it can cause only stresses and alienation of the kid from you.