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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 537817" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>If your heart is set on an adult fixated chew toy then I think a dentist or an oral surgeon would be a good place to start. THEY would probably see the most damage done to teeth by angst v chewing and have solutions that they themselves have probably talked to psychologists and psychiatrists about so that teeth were NOT damaged further. </p><p></p><p>I still believe that speaking with a therapist that could stop the anxiety or minimize it would be better - than a hand/mouth oral fixation. It's a habit. It's a bad habit. I'm not saying it's not recognizable.....but I think about thinking outside the box. You have a child in say 9th grade - middle school and you give him a "chew toy" to take to school where other kids are ALL THE RAGE on watching him/her. NOW do NOT misunderstand me that I don't get what you are saying about trying to help him/her. BUT do get what I am saying that you've just armed your teenager or preteen or tween with a pacifier in school. (Star also notes she was a pencil beaver - but Star also adds she had anxieties in school that she didn't deal with until she was MUCH older that manifested themselves in the form of VERY.BAD.CHOICES. AS.AN.ADULT) and it ended up in therapy ANYWAY. Mk? Sooo you give your kid a gumby or a KONG pencil eraser to chew on. CAN YOU IMAGINE the fallout of ONE kid making fun of your kid - GNAWING on something in class? IMMEASURABLE. MORE anxiety and my thoughts from here are - THERE isn't a chew toy big enough to quell THE anxiety just caused. </p><p></p><p>So Im back to - GET to the root of the problem and to oral fixation / root of the anxiety BEFORE it changes the mapping in the brain, the way your child makes decisions - becuase a brain that makes decisions while it's anxiety ridden is NOT making decisions that it would make under clear and conscious thinking....or better choices. </p><p></p><p>Just my .03 cents....(cuz I added .01) </p><p></p><p>And I'm all for ridding all people of anxiety - but how about some feedback tapes - or relaxation techniques, or a massage......or some fun time or hard sport to blow off steam or a nice walk with you just talking - or going out with a ball bat and beating the ground? Finding out how to find peace in your life? Yoga, Swimming? Learning how to breathe properly - Do you even KNOW how to calm yourself whenyou fell upset? Do you care to find out - or teach your children to recognize their triggers? Stress is a killer. Anxiety is a precursor. ........Nice bubble bath with a cold drink and soft lights and then a story read to your son - something to look forward to - and when he goes to school? Lessons on how to deal with stress.....a mentor - someone the school provides free of charge he can tap out - and go for a walk to calm down....then resume studies. </p><p></p><p>LOADS of other things ---------just saying alternative things......that teach him how to deal with anxiety for life instead of buying a box of #2's and supporting staples until hes 50. (hey don't hate the messenger - she loves you and your kid) ......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 537817, member: 4964"] If your heart is set on an adult fixated chew toy then I think a dentist or an oral surgeon would be a good place to start. THEY would probably see the most damage done to teeth by angst v chewing and have solutions that they themselves have probably talked to psychologists and psychiatrists about so that teeth were NOT damaged further. I still believe that speaking with a therapist that could stop the anxiety or minimize it would be better - than a hand/mouth oral fixation. It's a habit. It's a bad habit. I'm not saying it's not recognizable.....but I think about thinking outside the box. You have a child in say 9th grade - middle school and you give him a "chew toy" to take to school where other kids are ALL THE RAGE on watching him/her. NOW do NOT misunderstand me that I don't get what you are saying about trying to help him/her. BUT do get what I am saying that you've just armed your teenager or preteen or tween with a pacifier in school. (Star also notes she was a pencil beaver - but Star also adds she had anxieties in school that she didn't deal with until she was MUCH older that manifested themselves in the form of VERY.BAD.CHOICES. AS.AN.ADULT) and it ended up in therapy ANYWAY. Mk? Sooo you give your kid a gumby or a KONG pencil eraser to chew on. CAN YOU IMAGINE the fallout of ONE kid making fun of your kid - GNAWING on something in class? IMMEASURABLE. MORE anxiety and my thoughts from here are - THERE isn't a chew toy big enough to quell THE anxiety just caused. So Im back to - GET to the root of the problem and to oral fixation / root of the anxiety BEFORE it changes the mapping in the brain, the way your child makes decisions - becuase a brain that makes decisions while it's anxiety ridden is NOT making decisions that it would make under clear and conscious thinking....or better choices. Just my .03 cents....(cuz I added .01) And I'm all for ridding all people of anxiety - but how about some feedback tapes - or relaxation techniques, or a massage......or some fun time or hard sport to blow off steam or a nice walk with you just talking - or going out with a ball bat and beating the ground? Finding out how to find peace in your life? Yoga, Swimming? Learning how to breathe properly - Do you even KNOW how to calm yourself whenyou fell upset? Do you care to find out - or teach your children to recognize their triggers? Stress is a killer. Anxiety is a precursor. ........Nice bubble bath with a cold drink and soft lights and then a story read to your son - something to look forward to - and when he goes to school? Lessons on how to deal with stress.....a mentor - someone the school provides free of charge he can tap out - and go for a walk to calm down....then resume studies. LOADS of other things ---------just saying alternative things......that teach him how to deal with anxiety for life instead of buying a box of #2's and supporting staples until hes 50. (hey don't hate the messenger - she loves you and your kid) ...... [/QUOTE]
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