If you have ever asked yourself if a 2 year old can develop a bad habit, I have an answer for you: YES!
Lately the Knight has developed a taste for his own clothing. He bites his shirt and gnaws until he wears a hole in it. Just yesterday he ruined one of his favorite shirts: one with Mickey Mouse on it. (See the attached picture. The hole is right above Mickey Mouse's nose.) I cannot let him sleep in anything with buttons in fear that he will chew one off and choke on it.
If anyone has had any experience with this, I would love to hear some suggestions for how to stop him from ruining his clothing!
I am racking my brain trying to figure out a way to make his clothes taste bad. It is warm enough now that I could actually take his shirt off completely whenever he gnaws a hole in something.
Help!
4 comments:
My girlfriends little boy had the same habit. Unfortunately, there was nothing she could do - he just had to grow out of it. Not what you wanted to hear I'm sure! How about some sort of reward for every time he doesn't ruin a shirt??? Wish I could help more!
Girl, I am having the same problem with my 8 year old. The last few weeks he has been chewing on his shirts and blankets and yesterday I caught him chewing on one of my couch pillows. And did I mention he is EIGHT!!!! :o) I don't know what to do about it either. He told me he doesn't even realize that he is doing it until I tell him to stop. AHHH!!! Keep me posted on this issue, I will let you knew if I come up with anything.
Pam: Thanks for your suggestion! We actually made it through the day with his shirt intact! I am a bit worried about his PJs tonight! :)
Shana: Wow! I may have a few years before he outgrows this bad habit! Thank you for your support on this matter! I will let you know if I figure out a solution! :)
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