What to do if your two-year-old baby likes to suck his fingers

Babies will develop certain habits when they are young. If these habits are not good for the baby's growth, parents must stop them in time. Many babies use pacifiers when they are young. When the babies grow up, their parents will stop using pacifiers. At this time, the babies may develop the habit of sucking their fingers. What should you do if your two-year-old baby likes to suck his fingers? Let’s learn how to solve it in detail below.

1. Reasons why two-year-old babies suck their fingers

1. Infancy is a period of growth for children. If the baby lacks certain trace elements in the body, such as zinc deficiency, the baby will also bite his fingers. In addition to biting his fingers, they will most likely have poor appetite and delayed growth. At this time, you should take your baby to the hospital for a trace element test. If it is determined that the body is lacking in trace elements such as zinc, you should supplement it in appropriate amounts under the guidance of a doctor.

2. After the child is 2 to 3 years old, this phenomenon will generally gradually decrease. However, some children still like to suck their fingers to relieve anxiety and divert their attention when they are hungry, lonely, bored, anxious, in pain or other uncomfortable expressions. If these behaviors occur occasionally or do not last long, they should not be regarded as pathological and should be corrected in time.

2. What to do if your two-year-old baby sucks his fingers

1. For children, if it is due to incorrect feeding methods, they should be trained to have regular eating habits, and eat fixed amounts of food and know when to eat or feel hungry or full; if it is due to loneliness or other reasons, they should be given some interesting toys to give them the opportunity to play with adults or other children, and cultivate their interest in the environment and games to divert their attention and gradually correct such bad habits; if it is due to a lack of trace elements such as zinc and iron in the body, it is best to take the child to do a trace element test first, and then give the corresponding treatment method.

2. Parents create a relaxed and warm family environment for their children, which helps them release stress. When interacting with their children, parents should smile, speak in a relaxed tone, squat down to talk to them, and maintain an equal posture with the baby, all of which will help meet the children's various emotional needs. Appropriately improving the requirements for children, not being too strict with them, not over-emphasizing competition, not putting pressure on them, not demanding perfection from them, etc., will also help create a warm, comfortable, stable and relaxed growth atmosphere for your baby.

When a baby likes to suck his fingers, parents should consider whether there are any changes in the baby's body. Always pay attention to changes in your child's behavior. If your child likes to suck his fingers, it may not only be because he has not changed his breastfeeding habits, but it may also be because his body lacks certain trace elements. Parents should pay attention to supplement their children's nutrition in a timely manner.