DS keeps eating dirt!

[WestTen]

My 17 month old keeps eating dirt off the floor and it's driving me absolutely insane.

I try to hoover every day and keep the floor clean as much as I can but he will look for every single tiny bit that he can and put it in his mouth!

Please tell me this stage will pass soon? Is it even considered normal behaviour? It's driving me crazy chasing him round all the time

Bless him! My DS didn't do this but apparently I used to dig worms out of the dirt and eat them! For far longer than I should have. It is a phase and it will pass

Thanks @user1471538283, I really hope so. I just don't know why he keeps doing it but it seems to be getting more and more frequent these days

It will pass! My daughter used to be the same. Thankfully she's 5 and would be repulsed at the thought of eating dirt now 🤣

5 now I mean

I feel your pain my daughter is 2 and insists on eating anything she can find on the floor but refusing dinner?! What is wrong with them 🤣 I have to laugh!!