As the saying goes, "children have four or two honey in their hands." Although the way the baby sucks his fingers is charming and lovely, it is very harmful.

Children suck their fingers for the following reasons:

In infancy, sucking fingers is a manifestation of breast-feeding reflex, sometimes because of insufficient breast milk or long waiting for breast-feeding. Children begin to suck their fingers after the age of 3, mainly because their parents don't care enough or spoil them too much. Some child psychologists believe that baby's insecurity or anxiety can also lead to sucking fingers.

It can be seen that children sucking their fingers have a lot to do with their parents' thoughtlessness or thoughtlessness. Therefore, if parents find that their children have the habit of sucking their fingers, they should look for reasons from themselves and pay attention to the following matters:

Mothers must breast-feed their children, and parents should also fully play with their children, hug and touch them more, so that their children can be mentally satisfied. Children before the age of two had better sleep with their parents. Children often find it difficult to sleep because they are attached to their parents or afraid of the dark. Whether the child cries at night, you should check it several times. If the child is sucking his fingers, you should take his little hand out of his mouth.

In normal study and life, parents should pay attention to cultivating their children's self-esteem and sense of responsibility, and give them more care and encouragement. When a child sucks his fingers, parents should avoid showing concern about his behavior and should not criticize him in person. In fact, many children will gradually reduce the habit of sucking their fingers as they get older. When the child stops sucking his fingers, parents should praise him in time and caress him in warm ways such as cuddling and kissing. If parents can't wait to help their children get rid of the habit of sucking their fingers, don't scold their children rudely, or even hit their hands or mouths. Instead, you should gently tell your child something he can easily accept, which is much better. For example, parents can say to their children, "I like the way you don't suck your fingers"; "You look like a big boy when you don't suck your fingers"; "sucking your fingers will bring germs into your stomach, and having bugs in your stomach will make your stomach ache"; Wait a minute. In addition, parents can use "substitution method" and "transfer method" to alleviate their children's finger sucking behavior. For example, a child sucks his fingers, gives him a toy, teaches him to sing a song and so on.