Babies grow to a certain age, they seem to have suddenly upgraded the function of the food, no matter what they see, they want to put into the mouth to eat ah bite ah. This can be a worry for moms and dads. The baby gnaws everywhere how unclean it is, should we stop it in time? Today to reveal the reasons why babies like to eat eat eat eat, when the baby eat hands eat feet, the poop mama do so is scientific. 1, why do babies like to put things into the mouth From a psychological point of view, from the birth of the child to 1 year old is the primary stage of psychosexual development, that is, the “oral period”. Oral period generally from the baby’s birth until one year old. During this period, babies like to put everything into their mouths. From the perspective of neuroscience, it is because the nerve development of the baby’s mouth is faster than the nerve of the hand, so he likes to use his mouth to explore things. If the baby is eating hands and feet, it is the baby is using his mouth to know the world and learning. What should parents do? It is normal for babies within 6 months of age to eat hands and toys and there is no need to worry. In the face of the baby’s mouth period, mothers and fathers should do: 1, in order to ensure that the hands and toys clean and hygienic premise should be fully satisfied. The baby’s entrance should be cleaned and disinfected to avoid dirty things into the mouth, causing intestinal diseases. 2, when the child always put his hands or other things into the mouth, and eat with great pleasure. Mom and dad must not forcefully stop, otherwise it will leave a psychological hidden trouble. 3, it is best to provide different things for the child to explore with the mouth, such as bites, teething rings, soothers to do alternatives, so as to meet the sucking needs, but also help the baby’s teething. Quitting the soother at a later stage is a little easier than quitting hand eating. At this stage, babies are relying on their mouths to explore the world, and if they get through it successfully, they will never use their mouths to chew on anything other than food again. 2, 7-12 months, most babies no longer eat hands Generally speaking, the baby’s habit of eating hands will reach a peak at 18-20 months, as the baby’s ability to develop, the frequency of hand-eating will slowly begin to reduce, most children’s love of eating hands to 2-4 years old is relatively weak, about 80% of babies before the age of 5 will automatically give up the habit of eating hands. This age group of babies from the mouth to distinguish the direction of hand exploration, the phenomenon of hand-eating at this time is the retention of the original habit. What should parents do? Parents provide a rich environment for babies, encourage TA to explore with their hands, develop tactile and hands-on skills, and use appropriate toys to attract the baby’s attention. For example, bracelets, pinch rattling toys, building blocks, etc., but should not be forced to prohibit the baby to eat hands. 3, 4-6 years old eat hands reasons When babies eat hands and feet during the micturition period, if mom and dad rudely stop, it may lead to the baby does not get the proper guidance and satisfaction, so that the micturition period is excessively prolonged, still eat hands, eat nails, gnaw feet, which is psychologically called overcompensation of a psychological phenomenon. What should mom and dad do? 1, should look for the reasons for hand-eating. Parents find the reason through observation, and then look for ways to solve the problem. For example, if you eat your hands before going to bed, parents can tell a story with your child before going to bed to induce your child to fall asleep gradually. 2, as far as possible to take appropriate psychological diversion methods, through other things that interest the baby or outdoor activities to distract the dependence on bad habits. Do not roughly stop or even scold, so as not to cause the child rebellious psychology, the results are counterproductive. 3, take aversion therapy. For example, in children’s fingers coated with yellow water or the baby does not like the taste, so that they feel the bitterness of biting nails or sucking fingers, so as to quit this bad habit. So, when the little baby eat hands and feet, mom and dad do not easily stop oh.