Odd...

[mountainside13]

3.5 year old ****ing, chewing and putting toys in mouth or other small objects. During lunch the child was ****ing on the 1 year olds fingers, I moved the child away for the rest of lunch. Ideas on what I can try?

[SignMeUp]

You could try this - it worked for one of my children:
Have him take two fingers on each hand and rub 7-10 times where the jawbones connect. Supposedly it works on the oral need, much like eating a bowl of popcorn would. I asked mine to do it whenever I saw something go in his mouth. Maybe it works just because it's a distraction, but within a week, he was putting far fewer things in. I learned it at a class on body mechanics.

[coolconfidentme]

We, say, "Only food in your mouth.., not kids, clothing or toys!"

[KiddieCahoots]

You could try this - it worked for one of my children:
Have him take two fingers on each hand and rub 7-10 times where the jawbones connect. Supposedly it works on the oral need, much like eating a bowl of popcorn would.

......EI had me use a wash cloth to rub the child's roof of their mouth too.

We, say, "Only food in your mouth.., not kids, clothing or toys!"

......We do this too, and add sign to help it along.

[mountainside13]

Thank you ladies, great info.