Are babies with late teething smart?

Some new parents are particularly anxious about their baby's teething. Because they will hear others say that children who have early teeth are smart. If a baby's teeth come out late, it means that he may have a low IQ? Is this really the case? In fact, there is no scientific basis for this statement. Your baby's teething has nothing to do with his intelligence level. Because his gums were already well developed when he was still in his mother's womb.

The early or late eruption of the baby's deciduous teeth is mainly related to his genetic factors. In addition, it is also related to the way his parents raise their children. For example, some parents never let their children suck their fingers or chew toys, and the complementary foods they eat are always mushy foods. These practices result in the children's chewing function not being well trained, which may affect the time when the children's teeth come out.

So if we want to promote the early teething of children, we can do it at normal times. For example, a three-month-old baby can already suck his fingers. At this time, what parents should do is not to restrict the baby from sucking his fingers, but just wash the baby's hands. Also, when your baby is playing with toys, don't stop him from chewing the toys, as long as the toys are kept clean and hygienic.

In addition, when it comes to complementary foods, parents should not always feed their babies mushy foods. At a certain stage, they should feed granular foods. Give children as many opportunities as possible to chew as much as possible. The more they chew, the more it can promote the eruption of their deciduous teeth. To put it another way, even if a child's deciduous teeth erupt relatively late, it has nothing to do with his IQ.

How to help your baby with teething?

1. Ensure your baby has comprehensive nutrition

Mothers can supplement the nutrients for the baby's tooth development, various calcium and vitamins, and add some foods such as steamed bread, vegetables, fruits, etc., which not only add nutrition to the baby, but also stimulate the gums and promote tooth development.

2. Eat semi-solid food

Because the growth of teeth requires stimulation, it is also very important to add complementary foods to the baby. With the presence of deciduous molars, the baby's chewing ability is greatly improved. During this period, you can reduce the intake of liquid food and increase semi-solid food, such as mashed potatoes, egg yolk puree, porridge, etc., so that the baby can experience the transition from water-like diet to paste-like diet.

3. Get more sun

Mothers should take their babies outdoors more often and let them bask in the sun. This is beneficial to the baby's calcium absorption and promotes the baby's teeth growth.

4. Prepare teething sticks

This helps the eruption of deciduous teeth, strengthens the gums, and improves the baby's oral chewing ability.

5. Wipe gums

Mothers can use a clean baby-specific teeth-wiping cloth to gently wipe the baby's gums and give the baby appropriate massage, which can stimulate the gums and promote the growth of teeth.