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DCG 2.5 doesn't normally put things in her mouth but she has recently started licking my deck outside. I think she's mostly doing it for a reaction so I've been gently saying "no, this could hurt you" and redirecting her. But she's still doing it once a day or so. I'm scared she'll get a splinter. Any advice would be appreciated!
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i wouldn't give her the chance to lick. If you are outside make it off limits to her. If it's the only space available to play, provide her w a chair or a mat to play on. -
thats odd right?
I have not had my coffee yet so this is all I can suggest.
I think that the more you bring attention to it, the more she is going to do it. I would talk to the parents about it and let them know what she is doing and that you will do your best to not allow her to play on the deck.
I would just try to remove her from the problem.
If it were my own child I would let natural consequences take place, but again with my own child.Comment
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Yes! If she was my child I would let her learn from this naturally, but she's not mine. My backyard is INSANELY small and the deck takes up most of the space.Comment
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Can you cover the deck with inside-outside carpeting of some kind, while she's there? Or even a smaller spot for just her and she could do an easy activity on it?
I have a 2 1/2 yo dcg who eats dirt, mud. It's frustrating because during mud season that's all I did was follow her around like a puppy. It was cold enough to still need mittens but the mud was there. She'd get her mittens all full of mud and lick them. YUCK!! This from a kid who hardly eats anything because she doesn't like anything?????Comment
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I would more firmly tell her to knock it off. Well, I wouldn't say knock it off, I would say, you need to stop licking the deck and tell her she could get a splinter on her tongue if she does that and it will hurt.
Is there water on your deck, is that why she does it?? My dog licks my deck when there is water on it, but I've never seen a child do it...
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What if you really describe what a splinter is! "Sweetie, when you put your tongue on the deck, a small sharp, pointy sliver of wood (called a splinter) can pierce into your tongue and... do you know what "pierce" means? It will jab right in there- make a whole in your tongue and the wood will get stuck in your tongue really bad... We'd have to try to pull it out with some pointy metal tweezers, it will probably be bleeding, but we might not be able to even get it out!" etc... "We certainly don't want that! Do we!?"
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At that age I would give a firm NO, ouch and leave it at that. A child is not going to understand what a splinter or how it feels until they get one.Comment
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