At some stage in their childhood, kids pick up bad and annoying habits that we try so hard to make them stop. They can range from anything as simple as sucking their thumb or even biting when angry.
Habits are hard to break whether the person is big or small. Basically a habit is an act that a person does repetitively.
Most kids aren’t even aware of the habit that they have picked up or become a victim to. Unfortunately in the cases of kids, it becomes the duty of parents to break the bad habit in their kids.
Small children usually don’t know what lies are. They might include facts of their vivid imagination in their talks, which are of course to us called lies.
Most children pick up bad words from adults. As a matter of fact, the smaller kids don’t even understand what they are saying. They just use these words to express anger and know that these words have some negative effect on the person they are addressing it to.
All of us whine, but whining by kids can really get onto people’s nerves. Kids use this tactic in the hope that asking a million times will eventually lead to a yes. They feel that asking persistently will annoy their parents so much they will eventually budge and give in.
Example: You can state that if they stop bugging you for stuff, you might consider giving it to them at a later date and are on their best behavior.
Kids usually learn this bad behavior pattern from us. They watch us constantly give orders to them so they assume it to be completely normal behavior that they can impose on others.
This is a habit that most kids pick up from childhood. It offers comfort to them. Don’t be surprised to note that they resort to it when they are new strange circumstances or is stressed.
Even small children experience anger and frustration. As a matter of fact, the ones that do not know how to channelize this emotion land up resorting to these measures such as biting and hitting.
This habit has to be nipped in the bud.
How to deal with beating and hitting?
It might look harmless but it actually is a habit picked up by toddlers when they are nervous or stressed.
Nail biting usually starts out due to dry skin around the finger nails. The nail becomes brittle and in the move to make the edges even, they bite. What starts as a simple one time bite becomes a habit.
This habit usually starts out when the lips get dry or chapped. So the child will keep licking his lips or biting off the dry skin.
Once you lick or bite your lips, the lips keep getting rough. So on account of making the lips back to normal, they land up making lip biting and licking a constant habit.
This habit occurs in very few children. Some do it intentionally, while others do it in their sleep. It could be a sign of nervousness or stress or it could be a subconscious effort to correct an irregular bite. Most kids stop with age. If it doesn’t then you should be concerned and visit your doctor.
As gross as this habit may sound and look, a lot of kids and grownups too do it. The idea is revolting. So why do children pick their noses? Some do it out of curiosity, to find out what’s in there and the rest do it as an act of boredom or stress.
But there are some children who do it because of their allergies. They always feel as if there is something up their nose.
Now that you have the solutions to most habits of children, you can try these tips to get them off the habit. But then again, remember one thing, they are children so do not be harsh on them. Each child is different. Some take longer than others to stop.
The key is to be patient and keep trying.
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