My baby is over 2 years old. I used to like sucking my fingers for a while, but I didn't wipe anything on my hands and forced him to change. Finger sucking is gradually decreasing.
How to deal with children's finger sucking behavior
It is normal for children aged 2-3 to suck their fingers, which has a positive effect. Don't worry too much. With the correct guidance, children will gradually lose interest in sucking their fingers and be replaced by more interesting things. If it is not properly guided, the child's finger sucking behavior will continue into adulthood, and then it will be a lifelong habit, which is difficult to change.
First, create a warm family atmosphere.
Parents should not hope to force their children to get rid of the habit of sucking their fingers. They should have time to hug their children, play games, read books and chat with them to satisfy their hunger, so that they have no time to be bored and suck their fingers.
What Bauer likes to do most every day is reading. He is in charge of turning over the books, and we are in charge of reading. No matter which page he turns to, just read what he wants. His hands are too busy turning pages to suck.
Children suck their fingers in different ways and treat them differently in different situations. Once you see a child sucking his finger, don't be too nervous, don't scold the child, but quietly help him take it out.
Some may smoke while sleeping, some may smoke while waiting for dinner, and some may smoke while thinking about problems. Hold his hand while sleeping, tell him stories, sing and sleep, put a spoon or grab food in your hand when eating, and put a chewing gum toy in your hand when thinking.
Secondly, provide toys for children to play with.
2-year-old children have flexible hands and can carry out rich activities. Give them some hands-on toys and use their hands. Playing with cars, trains, building blocks, folding music, playing with balls, origami, drawing and so on are all very suitable for children's hand activities.
There is a kind of overlapping music, which is not completely round in size, color, hardness, touch and shape, and contains many novel things, which will arouse children's strong curiosity and especially like to play. Children can feel these differences with their hands. Besides using their hands, they can also improve their perception.
Bauer likes playing small trains very much. Because he has read many books about trains, he is pushing the train on the track with his hands, while recalling the plots, directors and acting stories he has read in the books. Such activities will be enjoyed every day.
I just want to tell my parents that there are actually many opportunities for children to start working. You can flexibly choose toys suitable for children according to their situation, and reduce the chance of sucking your fingers by hand.
Finally, meet the needs of children to explore.
It is normal for children to like to hold or touch some household items with their hands. This is a way for children to explore the world and a good opportunity to make use of it. Don't stop them easily.
2-year-old children especially like to play with kitchen supplies, so they can play with them on the premise of ensuring safety, such as pots and spoons, which will not cause harm to children. If you are worried that your child will break the kitchen utensils, you can prepare a set of playable pots, spoons and other utensils for your child. Of course, there are also kitchen toys specially prepared for children. Prepare a set for children, so that children can cut and fry as they like, and enjoy the fun of being a chef.
Children like to touch vegetables, so teach them how to choose vegetables. Children like to drink water from an adult's cup, so prepare the same cup for him. By analogy, as long as the child wants to do something, under the premise of ensuring safety, it will meet the needs of children to explore, which is also an early education that does not go out. When the child's desire to start work is satisfied, he won't spend time sucking his fingers with his mouth.