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<blockquote data-quote="Babbs" data-source="post: 72521" data-attributes="member: 3820"><p>Chewing is very much linked to sensory seeking behaviors and self calming. When one realizes how many nerve centers there are around our mouths, heck it's no wonder so many of us get "orally fixated"! hehe... Chewing not only activates our earliest form of self soothing (sucking on thumb or pacifier) but also provides deep pressure to the jaw which is also self calming. Your difficult child's getting double bang for his/her buck by chewing.</p><p></p><p>One thing I'd suggest is find a less costly but acceptable alternative and have him try to retrain himself to use the alternative. Will your difficult child's school let him have gum during times of stress? Granted it has to be written on an IEP and strict rules but it works wonders. My favorite is to give students coffee stir sticks or straws to chew on - not as hazardous as chewing on a toothpick or the end of a pencil or pen. Many kids chew on clothing because it is convient. Is your difficult child allowed a water bottle in class with water? Sucking on the water bottle during stressful class periods is a good alternative, add a tiny width crazy straw inside and you've upped the sensory feedback many times over.</p><p></p><p>If he's really going through tshirts like gang busters, I would recommend you sit down with his IEP team - this may be his way of telling you he's not handling the stress and/or anxiety as well as he may appear to be doing. It may be an early warning sign that he needs more movement breaks or a slower pace.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babbs, post: 72521, member: 3820"] Chewing is very much linked to sensory seeking behaviors and self calming. When one realizes how many nerve centers there are around our mouths, heck it's no wonder so many of us get "orally fixated"! hehe... Chewing not only activates our earliest form of self soothing (sucking on thumb or pacifier) but also provides deep pressure to the jaw which is also self calming. Your difficult child's getting double bang for his/her buck by chewing. One thing I'd suggest is find a less costly but acceptable alternative and have him try to retrain himself to use the alternative. Will your difficult child's school let him have gum during times of stress? Granted it has to be written on an IEP and strict rules but it works wonders. My favorite is to give students coffee stir sticks or straws to chew on - not as hazardous as chewing on a toothpick or the end of a pencil or pen. Many kids chew on clothing because it is convient. Is your difficult child allowed a water bottle in class with water? Sucking on the water bottle during stressful class periods is a good alternative, add a tiny width crazy straw inside and you've upped the sensory feedback many times over. If he's really going through tshirts like gang busters, I would recommend you sit down with his IEP team - this may be his way of telling you he's not handling the stress and/or anxiety as well as he may appear to be doing. It may be an early warning sign that he needs more movement breaks or a slower pace. [/QUOTE]
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