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WHEN do they stop putting stuff in their mouths?

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fridgemonkey · 01/04/2008 22:21

DS is 2.3 and he's still shoving indiscriminate choking hazards in his mouth at any given opportunity.

Should he not have stopped by now?

I try and keep everthing out of the way,and I watch him like a hawk, but he is determined to find stuff, buttons, coins, usual crap under the sofa.....

What age do they grow out of it?

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MsPontipine · 01/04/2008 22:25

Oh God my son's 5 and he's just started chewing - clothes, coats, my washing on the clothes horse . . . It's like having a puppy!

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Heated · 01/04/2008 22:25

When they discover their willies.

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MsDrMonkeybird · 01/04/2008 22:25

Boys? I think when they get married.

Heh heh heh.

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bluenosesaint · 01/04/2008 22:27

My 5 yo still mouths everything!! She drives me mad with it and ruins everything she touches

She is also still partial to stuffing things up her nose

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Divastrop · 01/04/2008 22:27

i dont know if boys ever do?!

my dd2 is 2.3 and stopped putting stuff in her mouth when she was about 18 months,as did my dd1,but ds2 is 4.9 and still eats stupid things.not to mention putting stuff up his nose.

ms.pontipine-has he got a loose tooth?my older 2 started chewing their clothes when they were about 5 and starting to get their adult teeth.