Eight month old baby always sticks out tongue

As babies grow up, they will always stick out their tongues. Many parents are worried about this phenomenon, fearing that it is caused by health problems in their children. In fact, this is not the case. When a baby sticks out his tongue at different times, it has different health implications, and sometimes sticking out the tongue is also a sign of the baby's health. Below, we will introduce to you the common reasons why babies stick out their tongues!

1. Sticking out the tongue is a baby's way of exploring the world

After the baby is born, the order of the baby's body movements development follows from beginning to end. At first, the baby uses his mouth to bite, his tongue to lick, etc. to touch and understand the world. (Tip: Parents should pay attention to whether the things children put in their mouths are clean and hygienic. Do not let children come into contact with unhygienic things too much, which will affect their health.)

2. Very few tongue sticking out means the baby is healthy

If the baby's frenulum is too short, his tongue will not be able to stick out of his lips, and he will have a "big tongue" when he speaks in the future. Therefore, when parents see that your baby can stick out his tongue at you frequently, it means that in addition to having the ability to explore the world with his tongue, his tongue is also well developed and is dexterous, agile and healthy enough. (Tips: If a child often opens his mouth, sticks out his tongue, drools, and has an enlarged tongue, and the symptoms do not improve with age, you should pay attention and give your child a comprehensive health check.)

3. Babies who stick out their tongue after 1 year old may be zinc deficient

If your baby still sticks out his tongue frequently after he is one year old, it may be a sign of zinc deficiency. Parents should take their children to the hospital for trace element testing once every six months to supplement their children's trace elements in time to ensure that their children can grow up healthily.

4. If your baby always sticks out his tongue after the age of 3, it may be a tic disorder

If your baby still cannot control his tongue and keeps sticking it out after he is 3 years old, parents should pay attention, as this may be a precursor to tics in their child. However, some parents occasionally find their children sticking out their tongues constantly, but mistakenly think that their children are just being naughty. Tourette syndrome is a developmental behavioral disease that seriously endangers children's health. In addition to sticking out the tongue, the condition may worsen and symptoms such as frequent blinking, frowning, shrugging, sticking out the belly, shaking the hands, and swearing may appear. Only by timely detection, examination and treatment can we help children get rid of the troubles of the disease in time.