nose picking (!)
jmarkoski
Hello to all,
I have a 2 year old son that is starting to pick his nose (and do
unmentionable things with the finds, LOL--I can't even say it!!) and I
don't know how best to handle it. He is not very verbal (just turned
2). The only somewhat respectful thing I can think to say is to ask
him to do it elsewhere, but it's not something he'd understand. I
offer him a tissue or burp cltha dn help him wipe his nose, but it
doesn't help.
How would you all handle situations related to bad/socially
inappropriate habits in such a young child? It really bugs me/grosses
me out to see it as well and I can hear him doing it while we are
laying down in the dark to go to bed--it's really driving me nuts!
Julie M
Tyler 6.8.7
James 9.9.5
I have a 2 year old son that is starting to pick his nose (and do
unmentionable things with the finds, LOL--I can't even say it!!) and I
don't know how best to handle it. He is not very verbal (just turned
2). The only somewhat respectful thing I can think to say is to ask
him to do it elsewhere, but it's not something he'd understand. I
offer him a tissue or burp cltha dn help him wipe his nose, but it
doesn't help.
How would you all handle situations related to bad/socially
inappropriate habits in such a young child? It really bugs me/grosses
me out to see it as well and I can hear him doing it while we are
laying down in the dark to go to bed--it's really driving me nuts!
Julie M
Tyler 6.8.7
James 9.9.5
Schafer Vanessa
Sometimes, kids that age, get what we call rock
boogers--the really hard ones, that makes their noses
sound stuffed up. Sometimes, they need to just get in
there and dig it out, so they can breathe again. My
daughter used to do this when she was around that age.
I tried wiping her nose, and telling her to blow, but
it didn't work. One day, my mom said no wonder she's
always picking her nose, she has a rock in there. She
never did unspeakable things with them, (whatever
those may be), but sometimes it's the only way they
can clear out their nose.
Not sure if this helps or not, but I just let her do
it, whether we were in public or not. She needed to
breathe, and for her it was a necessary thing to do.
I honestly don't think at that age, they think they
are offending anyone, they are just doing their thing.
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boogers--the really hard ones, that makes their noses
sound stuffed up. Sometimes, they need to just get in
there and dig it out, so they can breathe again. My
daughter used to do this when she was around that age.
I tried wiping her nose, and telling her to blow, but
it didn't work. One day, my mom said no wonder she's
always picking her nose, she has a rock in there. She
never did unspeakable things with them, (whatever
those may be), but sometimes it's the only way they
can clear out their nose.
Not sure if this helps or not, but I just let her do
it, whether we were in public or not. She needed to
breathe, and for her it was a necessary thing to do.
I honestly don't think at that age, they think they
are offending anyone, they are just doing their thing.
--- jmarkoski <jmarkoski@...> wrote:
> Hello to all,Vanessa
> I have a 2 year old son that is starting to pick his
> nose (and do
> unmentionable things with the finds, LOL--I can't
> even say it!!) and I
> don't know how best to handle it. He is not very
> verbal (just turned
> 2). The only somewhat respectful thing I can think
> to say is to ask
> him to do it elsewhere, but it's not something he'd
> understand. I
> offer him a tissue or burp cltha dn help him wipe
> his nose, but it
> doesn't help.
>
> How would you all handle situations related to
> bad/socially
> inappropriate habits in such a young child? It
> really bugs me/grosses
> me out to see it as well and I can hear him doing it
> while we are
> laying down in the dark to go to bed--it's really
> driving me nuts!
>
> Julie M
> Tyler 6.8.7
> James 9.9.5
>
>
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Pamela Sorooshian
On Oct 1, 2007, at 11:14 AM, jmarkoski wrote:
-pam
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> How would you all handle situations related to bad/sociallyDistraction.
> inappropriate habits in such a young child?
-pam
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Meredith
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along the way - anywhere from "Eeeeewwww!" to "okay we're going into
a restaurant, please remember not to pick your nose etc at the
table". Depends on personality and temperament. Its not really going
to harm a 2yo to experiment in this way, and its pretty normal
behavior!
communication skills *and* empathy to understand why not, giving him
flak about it will only undermine his self-esteem: Mom thinks I'm
gross. Oops. I'd bring it up periodically with my kids, but not harp
on it - I can say now that Ray hasn't done this in Years, and while
Mo still does from time to time, she has a sense of when and where
its okay.
Just wait 'til you get to do teenage boy laundry... it'll make you
nostalgic for booger eating ;)
---Meredith (Mo 6, Ray 14)
<jmarkoski@...> wrote:
>and I
> Hello to all,
> I have a 2 year old son that is starting to pick his nose (and do
> unmentionable things with the finds, LOL--I can't even say it!!)
> don't know how best to handle it.Many kids do this and grow out of it. Others need a bit of input
along the way - anywhere from "Eeeeewwww!" to "okay we're going into
a restaurant, please remember not to pick your nose etc at the
table". Depends on personality and temperament. Its not really going
to harm a 2yo to experiment in this way, and its pretty normal
behavior!
> It really bugs me/grossesYeah, it grosses *me* out, too! But until a child has the
> me out to see it as well and I can hear him doing it while we are
> laying down in the dark to go to bed
communication skills *and* empathy to understand why not, giving him
flak about it will only undermine his self-esteem: Mom thinks I'm
gross. Oops. I'd bring it up periodically with my kids, but not harp
on it - I can say now that Ray hasn't done this in Years, and while
Mo still does from time to time, she has a sense of when and where
its okay.
Just wait 'til you get to do teenage boy laundry... it'll make you
nostalgic for booger eating ;)
---Meredith (Mo 6, Ray 14)
paul mcgee
just had to add this.....my grandma had a knack of putting things into perspective. when my mother once shouted at me for picking my nose as a child..grandma added...' well she'd look stupid picking yours ' always made me laugh that did xx
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Allison
I have the same problem with my 3yo daughter and my 18 mon old is
beginning to pick up on it as well. When I see her, I tell her ewwww,
that's gross. The other day she told me no it's not, my buggers are
sweet. I couldn't help but laugh at her. I just hope she grows out of
it soon.
beginning to pick up on it as well. When I see her, I tell her ewwww,
that's gross. The other day she told me no it's not, my buggers are
sweet. I couldn't help but laugh at her. I just hope she grows out of
it soon.
Johanna
Until you can verbally communicate with him you can't do anything.
And even so, when you can verbally communicate, he'll forget and so
on. Try to understand him. What should he do?? I do it – everybody I
know does it and in my family it's not a taboo, though we don't do it
in public, obviously. It might be disgusting for some people, but
then just turn around. You happen to live with an individual with an
own personality and own rights and you can't make him do anything.
But if you respect him now it is very likely that he'll respect your
disgust when he comes to understand it. So just wait :-)
BUT I've still come up with an idea. Once a doctor told me, that if
one drinks enough, no boogers can be produced. That boogers where
just an effect of not drinking enough. The nose should be humid and
not with "rocks", as someone said here. So you could concentrate on
just giving him enough drinks (but then again, if he doesn't like to
drink I wouldn't force him, but maybe find out drinks he likes a lot.
I'm sure it would bother him if you were telling him every 5 minutes
to drink - but he'll show you that :-) )
Good Luck
Johanna
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And even so, when you can verbally communicate, he'll forget and so
on. Try to understand him. What should he do?? I do it – everybody I
know does it and in my family it's not a taboo, though we don't do it
in public, obviously. It might be disgusting for some people, but
then just turn around. You happen to live with an individual with an
own personality and own rights and you can't make him do anything.
But if you respect him now it is very likely that he'll respect your
disgust when he comes to understand it. So just wait :-)
BUT I've still come up with an idea. Once a doctor told me, that if
one drinks enough, no boogers can be produced. That boogers where
just an effect of not drinking enough. The nose should be humid and
not with "rocks", as someone said here. So you could concentrate on
just giving him enough drinks (but then again, if he doesn't like to
drink I wouldn't force him, but maybe find out drinks he likes a lot.
I'm sure it would bother him if you were telling him every 5 minutes
to drink - but he'll show you that :-) )
Good Luck
Johanna
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Joni Zander
<<When I see her, I tell her ewwww,
that's gross. The other day she told me no it's not, my buggers are
sweet. I couldn't help but laugh at her.>>
Ha! I heard the same thing from my 11 yo a couple of weeks ago! Her 15 yo
sis was totally grossed out! So, you may have a much longer haul than you
think! LOL
BTW 11yo said, "All my friends do it too!" Yuck!
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that's gross. The other day she told me no it's not, my buggers are
sweet. I couldn't help but laugh at her.>>
Ha! I heard the same thing from my 11 yo a couple of weeks ago! Her 15 yo
sis was totally grossed out! So, you may have a much longer haul than you
think! LOL
BTW 11yo said, "All my friends do it too!" Yuck!
--
Joni Zander
PhotoCEO@...
ChoosingFreedom@...
Life/Parent Coaching at http://choosingfreedomjoy.blogspot.com
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website = www.MyCMSite.com/Joni
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And inviting you to come create during my Sunday Studio Time - most Sunday
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momma
There is another concern with nose picking that I think parents
should be at least aware of. My son, who is now 11 years old has
always picked his nose. I never worried about it too much until a few
months ago when he came to me and told me that he has a hole in his
nose. We looked on the intenet and called a doctor. He has a
perforated septum. It is caused by excessive nose picking or cocaine
use. (I think we can rule out the cocaine use) It is a hole about the
size of an eraser on a pencil. He still picks his nose sometimes out
of habit but I make sure there are plenty of tissue boxes around and
remind him to blow instead of pick.
Aubrey
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should be at least aware of. My son, who is now 11 years old has
always picked his nose. I never worried about it too much until a few
months ago when he came to me and told me that he has a hole in his
nose. We looked on the intenet and called a doctor. He has a
perforated septum. It is caused by excessive nose picking or cocaine
use. (I think we can rule out the cocaine use) It is a hole about the
size of an eraser on a pencil. He still picks his nose sometimes out
of habit but I make sure there are plenty of tissue boxes around and
remind him to blow instead of pick.
Aubrey
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>Her 15 yo
> <<When I see her, I tell her ewwww,
> that's gross. The other day she told me no it's not, my buggers are
> sweet. I couldn't help but laugh at her.>>
>
> Ha! I heard the same thing from my 11 yo a couple of weeks ago!
> sis was totally grossed out! So, you may have a much longer haulthan you
> think! LOLSunday
>
> BTW 11yo said, "All my friends do it too!" Yuck!
>
> --
> Joni Zander
> PhotoCEO@...
> ChoosingFreedom@...
>
> Life/Parent Coaching at http://choosingfreedomjoy.blogspot.com
> blogging at http://ajoyfuljourney.blogspot.com
> website = www.MyCMSite.com/Joni
> CM ID = 85173748 (For digital Storybooks and Photo Processing at
> CMPhotoCenter.com and for Lasting Moments magazine subscriptions)
> And inviting you to come create during my Sunday Studio Time - most
> evenings from 5pm to 10pm.
>
>
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Krisula
I agree that kids ought to be encouraged to do this in private. I do
remember reading, however, that kids who pick-n-chew :o/ have fewer colds
and illnesses than those who abstain. Apparently this icky habit bolsters
the immune system. Mmmm
Krisula
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remember reading, however, that kids who pick-n-chew :o/ have fewer colds
and illnesses than those who abstain. Apparently this icky habit bolsters
the immune system. Mmmm
Krisula
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