Don't just ban! Hand sucking balls can be a sign of good development. 🤍

You suck your hands again! Forbidden? Or actually, this is your major development. 👶🏻🤍

"You suck your hands again!"

Believe that many parents have accidentally pulled their hands out because they are afraid of being dirty, afraid of sucking their fingers, or think that they are hungry for milk

The Phoebus house is the same. 🙋🏻‍♀️

Now that Phoebus has reached an age where he likes to suck his hands a lot 😂, sometimes clenching his hands and trying to put his whole fist in his mouth, and then he sees and laughs, as if telling himself, "Let's get in his mouth!"

At first I was worried, too, afraid of sucking my fingers, afraid of getting dirty, and wondering if you were hungry.

But when you look at pediatricians and child development sources, you find that hand suction is a normal development for infants, and that most children do it at this age.

Why do you like to suck your hands?

As the baby begins to better control the movements of his arms and hands, he begins to discover that "this pair of hands is ours."

So putting your hands in your mouth is not a coincidence, but one of the ways you learn your body and develop multiple aspects at once.

✅ Practice eye, hand and mouth coordination.

✅ Oral Sensory Development

✅ Training lip, tongue and jaw muscles.

✅ lay the basis of sucking, swallowing, chewing and eating supplements in the future.

In the field of developmental psychology, children learn the world through action and touch, putting their hands in their mouths, thus exploring their own bodies, helping the brain learn to better control movement and perceive body parts.

💡 know?

Hands are the "first toy" you've had with you since birth. Before you pick up a toy or crawl through the world, you'll always start by exploring your own hands first.

You suck your hands. Does that mean you're always hungry?

Not always.

While hand sucking may be an early sign of hunger in some children, it can also be caused by other causes, e.g.

* Exploring the body

* Practice using hands

* Sleepy

* Want to comfort yourself

* Feel relaxed

If the baby is just breastfed, in a good mood, and still playing normally, hand sucking is often part of development rather than hunger.

Do you have to hurry to suck your hand?

Generally, it's not necessary.

In infancy, mobile sucking is a natural behavior that promotes learning and development. Keeping pulling your hands out every time may interrupt your child's exploration and training in skills.

What is more important than prohibition is to ensure that you learn safely.

What parents should do

🤍 Wash your hands regularly.

🤍 Cut your nails short and clean.

🤍 regularly clean toys and things that children pick up in their mouths.

🤍 All adults should wash their hands before shaking their children's hands.

Many times, we may grab a phone, money, door knob, railing, wheelchair, or things before carrying or holding our child's hand without noticing that our hands may be contaminated with germs.

And finally, your little hand will get in your mouth anyway.

Washing your hands before touching your child is therefore a simple method that reduces the risk of introducing pathogens into your child's body.

Why is the cleanliness of the hands important?

The hand is the organ that you use to touch everything around you, and at this age what you take is often passed into your mouth to explore.

If a hand or item is contaminated with viruses or bacteria, it may increase the risk of gastrointestinal infection.

You may have symptoms, such as

* Diarrhea

* Vomiting

* Fever

* Eat less milk

Young children lose water faster than adults. If there is a lot of diarrhea or vomiting, dehydration may occur to require hospitalization.

Signs that should not be overlooked include

* Less urine or abnormally dark color

* Dry mouth

* seep, rarely play

* Cry, no tears

* Eat milk or drink less water

If you have these symptoms, you should see a doctor immediately.

A common misunderstanding.

❌ You suck your hands = hungry every time.

Not really, because you may be learning your body or comforting yourself.

❌ need to pull your hands off immediately.

Not necessary. If the baby is still in infancy and there are no ulcers or infections.

❌ hand sucker = will stick everyone's fingers

Not really, most children gradually reduce this behavior as they develop more play, catch, and communication.

Ban Phi Bus does like this. 🤍

Now I don't always pull Phoebus' hand off because I understand that this is the moment he's learning.

What the mother chooses to do is

✨ Wash your hands regularly.

✨ Cut your nails short.

✨ Wash toys often.

✨ And let everyone wash their hands before holding your hand.

Because I know how forbidden it is... in the end, a little fist will hit my mouth. 😂

Summary for your parents. 🤍

Hand sucking is not a spoil, and it is not a rush to infancy.

But it is one of the key developments that helps children learn their own bodies, along with developing muscles and oral sensation, which are the basis of sucking, swallowing, chewing, and taking supplements in the future.

What parents should focus on is therefore not to prohibit their children from sucking their hands, but to create a clean and safe environment.

🤍 Wash your hands regularly.

🤍 Adults wash their hands before holding their hands.

🤍 Keep the toys and supplies the baby picks in the mouth.

Because sometimes...

The little fist that you're trying to put in your mouth is not creating a problem, it's a sign that our baby is growing, learning and discovering the world in his own way.

And the job of parents is not to stop every learning, but to take care that every step of growth is safe and loving. 🤍

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