It is almost natural for babies to like to eat their hands, and there is no child who does not like to eat their hands. However, this problem is usually eliminated after the age of two, because eating hands is basically their favorite behavior before the age of one. If they still like to eat their hands at the age of three, it needs to be corrected. How to correct if a baby still likes to eat their hands at the age of three?
Firstly, let's analyze the reasons why babies eat their hands. Actually, at the beginning, it's because babies don't know what the outside world looks like and can only judge through taste. Eating their hands is one of the good ways to understand the external world. When babies can walk and speak independently, they basically don't need to rely on taste to understand. Therefore, when babies still like to eat their hands at the age of three, they should correct it immediately.
The first step is to distract the baby's attention. When the baby likes to do something, they will definitely forget about eating their hands. Parents and friends need to spend more time with the baby. The second step is to instill in the baby the disadvantages of eating their hands, because three-year-old babies can basically communicate normally and can be told that eating their hands will cause stomach pain and other harm. The third step is to adopt a reward and punishment method. If the baby does not eat their hands, they will be rewarded. I believe that adopting this cyclic and gradual approach should be able to correct this bad habit.
Of course, in this process, what parents need the most is to maintain patience in the long run and not resort to violent means easily. This will have the opposite effect, after all, babies have their own dignity at the age of three and can only be corrected step by step.
