Hello everyone.
my son is 32 months old.he is a healthy and active child.for the past 10 days he is chewing on his shirts collar or sleeves.when i say 'no,dont do that 'he smiles and keeps on doing it.he leaves it only if i say in a firm voice.but repeating it.i waited and thought he will leave it but he is still continuing it.is he doing it because he is teething?.he has almost 16 teeth all in front side.only his molars has to be developed.can you please advice me how can i make him stop this?. Hetal replied. he could be teething molars,,there is no other reason unless he is hungry and he is doing this.
other reasons include, he might have seen someone doin it,,and kids often get into habit once they see someone doing it...
try to soothe him, whenever he does that,,give him a piece of cold carrot(make sure to run under cool water/normal temp water to make the temp abit high,,so that it doesnt give him cold in long run),,,ask him to chew it,,,see if helps.
teething tablets(in US) are perfectly safe for 32month old...orajel is a good option but for 32month old,it might not help like teething tablets,,,give him some toy to chew onto or cold(run under room temp water/tap water,) let him bite or eat it,,,teethers dont work as 16teeth by now are sharp enough to break the teethers,,and might not help..
whenever he does that,,avoid saying NO,,just divert him to some other toy,,keep his hands busy whenver he does that,,ask him to play or divert him to some play or house chores,,if thats what interest him,,or his fav toy,
continuous usage of NO might stop working in longer run,,as they hear it quite often,,one has to understand that kids do certain behaviour only when they cant help or express,,so its out thr own control to control themselves and in that if you say NO,,,it hardly matters to them.,..
make sure he has been eating well,,sometimes in hunger or growth spurt,,kids do that,,after 24months, the growth spurt is occassional so give him something to eat,,see if that works out.
some kids above 24months have shown this behaviour when they were tensed or excited about something, thats going on in thr mind and chewing or sucking offers them comfort to deal with thr own excitements or ne kind of extreme mood,,it also include anxiety,,so try to be calm and talk to him,,grab a book and read to him,,put some music and ask him to dance if he is music lover,,or just take him for ride,,or say lets do this and that,,and involve him in something interesting that he would love to do netime of day...
just keep trying,,as far as he does not grab nebody and bites someone,,,,itts all part of expressng discomfort...the rest is part of child turning into aggresive behaviour,,,
so soothe him,,,keep trying,,make sure this habit does not continue longer and convert his negative actions into positive by involving him in your own chores or activities,,in short,dont give him time to be alone and get into the loop of something that he gets excited about or gets into anxiety,,,kids below 5years are managble when it comes to divertng thr minds,,so just know them by keeping them badly busy !!

this is all i can help you with !
good luck