Should we control the baby’s hand eating and how should we go about it? If a baby eats his hands before the age of 2, we can temporarily do without special treatment. If after 2 years old baby still eat hands, then parents need to take some measures. Before the age of 2, babies like to eat hands, is a manifestation of the baby’s physical development. The baby’s brain is progressive development, with a variety of movements of proficiency, the brain’s functions are gradually improved. Eating hands can train his hand-eye coordination, develop his self-awareness and motor skills, so we should meet the baby’s behavior, should not over-correct. However, it should be noted that the baby should be scrubbed in time to prevent bacterial infection. After the baby is 2 weeks old, if it still continues to eat hands, parents should pay attention to what may be the baby’s bad habits that need to be changed for the baby. Generally speaking, babies with introverted and sensitive characteristics are more likely to eat their hands. Usually old by parents reprimanded or repressed, insecure baby will be expressed through the way to eat hands. Parents should be more patient to help, do not overly blame the baby, otherwise it will leave a serious psychological shadow on the baby. You can use toys to divert the baby’s attention. Or put something in the baby’s hand that he is interested in, so that the baby cannot pull out his hand to put it in his mouth to eat. When you find your baby eating hands, you can hold your baby’s little hands and play interactive games with her, or give her reasoning, so that she slowly understands that eating hands is a bad habit, so that she can slowly quit the bad habit of eating hands.