Geneva Goza

My 3.9 yo son, Echo has (this weeK) started eating them. He was never a picker before but has been having allergy issues for about 2 week. He says he loves them and they taste like jelly and that is why he will not stop eating them. Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut about it in the first place.

What would you do? I really don't care, I just don't want him being teased or feeling ashamed and it turning into a big, lifelong ordeal.

Thoughts?

Echo, Why are you eating those?

Mom, I love to!!!


What???




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Sherri-Lee Pressman

Hi, first I have to say I am not being snarky in anyway, but as an
unschooler, wouldn't the answer to this be... don't limit him, let him eat
it, it won't actually hurt him health wise. Letting him see your reaction
will just make him want it more right?

So if no health concerns, just let him go to it... you might want to discuss
appropriate times to do it thought too right?

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-----Original Message-----
From: Geneva Goza [mailto:goza@...]
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 7:04 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] question - mabye OT - boogers

My 3.9 yo son, Echo has (this weeK) started eating them. He was never a
picker before but has been having allergy issues for about 2 week. He says
he loves them and they taste like jelly and that is why he will not stop
eating them. Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut about it in the first
place.

What would you do? I really don't care, I just don't want him being teased
or feeling ashamed and it turning into a big, lifelong ordeal.

Thoughts?

Echo, Why are you eating those?

Mom, I love to!!!


What???




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Deb Lewis

I read an article by some Dr. who suggested nose picking and booger
eating were good activities to engage in. I'll see if I can find it. I
think Dana Hoffman sent it to me and if she's on this list maybe she
still has it and will send it first.

I'll look around though.

I don't know if it will ease your mind but it will almost certainly make
everyone else on the list go "Eeewwwwww".

Deb L

Hey, here it is. From
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_903083.html?menu=
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-Top doc backs picking your nose and eating it -

Picking your nose and eating it is one of the best ways to stay healthy,
according to a top Austrian doctor.

Innsbruck-based lung specialist Prof Dr Friedrich Bischinger said people
who pick their noses with their fingers were healthy, happier and
probably better in tune with their bodies.

He says society should adopt a new approach to nose-picking and encourage
children to take it up.

Dr Bischinger said: "With the finger you can get to places you just can't
reach with a handkerchief, keeping your nose far cleaner.

"And eating the dry remains of what you pull out is a great way of
strengthening the body's immune system.

"Medically it makes great sense and is a perfectly natural thing to do.
In terms of the immune system the nose is a filter in which a great deal
of bacteria are collected, and when this mixture arrives in the
intestines it works just like a medicine.

"Modern medicine is constantly trying to do the same thing through far
more complicated methods, people who pick their nose and eat it get a
natural boost to their immune system for free."

He pointed out that children happily pick their noses, yet by the time
they have become adults they have stopped under pressure from a society
that has branded it disgusting and anti social.

He said: "I would recommend a new approach where children are encouraged
to pick their nose. It is a completely natural response and medically a
good idea as well."

And he pointed out that if anyone was really worried about what their
neighbour was thinking, they could still enjoy picking their nose in
private if they still wanted to get the benefits it offered.

Wendy E

My son (5 1/2) was also a lover of the green slimies. "They're
yummy!" It bothers my husband much more than it bothers me...but
I'll have to admit it grosses me out sometimes. I've told him I
thought it was gross...am I gonna lie? I also exlained what it
was "dried snot and dirt and other particles accumulated in your
nose" or something to that effect. He asked me if it would kill him
to eat them. No....but it's probably not very nutritious. For the
most part...other than a few conversations, he was just left on his
own. He isn't nearly as into it as he was....but every so often I
see him take a nibble. Actually, he announced to my mom (out of the
blue) on her last visit, that he "rarely ate his boogers anymore".
I guarantee you it won't be a lifelong ordeal. I think there is
something to be said for taste's maturing with age. He will move on
to other delicacies.....

--- In [email protected], "Geneva Goza" <goza@m...>
wrote:
> My 3.9 yo son, Echo has (this weeK) started eating them. He was
never a picker before but has been having allergy issues for about 2
week. He says he loves them and they taste like jelly and that is
why he will not stop eating them. Maybe I should have kept my mouth
shut about it in the first place.
>
> What would you do? I really don't care, I just don't want him
being teased or feeling ashamed and it turning into a big, lifelong
ordeal.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Echo, Why are you eating those?
>
> Mom, I love to!!!
>
>
> What???
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Robyn Coburn

<<<<What would you do? I really don't care, I just don't want him being
teased or feeling ashamed and it turning into a big, lifelong ordeal.>>>

"Nose play" as Louise Ames calls it, is common at this age. Don't fuss and
it will pass - or at least become discreet.

Who is teasing your son? That is a separate issue, regardless of what is
instigating the teasing.

Robyn L. Coburn


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Steven Cox

Yeah, I readd this too: that it is actually GOOD for immunity building to eat your buggers. :-)

Leslie Cox
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From: Deb Lewis
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: [unschoolingbasics] question - maybe OT - boogers



I read an article by some Dr. who suggested nose picking and booger
eating were good activities to engage in. I'll see if I can find it. I
think Dana Hoffman sent it to me and if she's on this list maybe she
still has it and will send it first.

I'll look around though.

I don't know if it will ease your mind but it will almost certainly make
everyone else on the list go "Eeewwwwww".

Deb L

Hey, here it is. From
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_903083.html?menu=
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----

-Top doc backs picking your nose and eating it -

Picking your nose and eating it is one of the best ways to stay healthy,
according to a top Austrian doctor.

Innsbruck-based lung specialist Prof Dr Friedrich Bischinger said people
who pick their noses with their fingers were healthy, happier and
probably better in tune with their bodies.

He says society should adopt a new approach to nose-picking and encourage
children to take it up.

Dr Bischinger said: "With the finger you can get to places you just can't
reach with a handkerchief, keeping your nose far cleaner.

"And eating the dry remains of what you pull out is a great way of
strengthening the body's immune system.

"Medically it makes great sense and is a perfectly natural thing to do.
In terms of the immune system the nose is a filter in which a great deal
of bacteria are collected, and when this mixture arrives in the
intestines it works just like a medicine.

"Modern medicine is constantly trying to do the same thing through far
more complicated methods, people who pick their nose and eat it get a
natural boost to their immune system for free."

He pointed out that children happily pick their noses, yet by the time
they have become adults they have stopped under pressure from a society
that has branded it disgusting and anti social.

He said: "I would recommend a new approach where children are encouraged
to pick their nose. It is a completely natural response and medically a
good idea as well."

And he pointed out that if anyone was really worried about what their
neighbour was thinking, they could still enjoy picking their nose in
private if they still wanted to get the benefits it offered.

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Jen Wiley-Cordone

My husband has printed out a copy to hand to his mother everytime she
tells him he should slap DD's hands for picking her nose (she knows (or
nose?) well enough not to smack them herself).

Jen

Steven Cox wrote:

>Yeah, I readd this too: that it is actually GOOD for immunity building to eat your buggers. :-)
>
>Leslie Cox
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Deb Lewis
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 11:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [unschoolingbasics] question - maybe OT - boogers
>
>
>
> I read an article by some Dr. who suggested nose picking and booger
> eating were good activities to engage in. I'll see if I can find it. I
> think Dana Hoffman sent it to me and if she's on this list maybe she
> still has it and will send it first.
>
> I'll look around though.
>
> I don't know if it will ease your mind but it will almost certainly make
> everyone else on the list go "Eeewwwwww".
>
> Deb L
>
> Hey, here it is. From
> http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_903083.html?menu=
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> -----
>
> -Top doc backs picking your nose and eating it -
>
> Picking your nose and eating it is one of the best ways to stay healthy,
> according to a top Austrian doctor.
>
> Innsbruck-based lung specialist Prof Dr Friedrich Bischinger said people
> who pick their noses with their fingers were healthy, happier and
> probably better in tune with their bodies.
>
> He says society should adopt a new approach to nose-picking and encourage
> children to take it up.
>
> Dr Bischinger said: "With the finger you can get to places you just can't
> reach with a handkerchief, keeping your nose far cleaner.
>
> "And eating the dry remains of what you pull out is a great way of
> strengthening the body's immune system.
>
> "Medically it makes great sense and is a perfectly natural thing to do.
> In terms of the immune system the nose is a filter in which a great deal
> of bacteria are collected, and when this mixture arrives in the
> intestines it works just like a medicine.
>
> "Modern medicine is constantly trying to do the same thing through far
> more complicated methods, people who pick their nose and eat it get a
> natural boost to their immune system for free."
>
> He pointed out that children happily pick their noses, yet by the time
> they have become adults they have stopped under pressure from a society
> that has branded it disgusting and anti social.
>
> He said: "I would recommend a new approach where children are encouraged
> to pick their nose. It is a completely natural response and medically a
> good idea as well."
>
> And he pointed out that if anyone was really worried about what their
> neighbour was thinking, they could still enjoy picking their nose in
> private if they still wanted to get the benefits it offered.
>
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Sharon Thomas

I thought I would peek at this topic to see what it was about.
At first I thought....gross!
But my kids fit in with the rest of them.We have had these conversations and
I got to the same point of asking" do you need a tissue?"
I was wondering what article you all may be talking about?
Another thought hit me...I have been driving down the road and looked at
other drivers and sure enough they are picking their noses. So it must be a
pretty common practice even among adults.
We do make a big deal of it as "big people" but if kids are looking at
other adults they must get pretty confused.
I also agree, the more I said to my children the more they hid and did it.
I leave them alone for the most part unless we are in public or I am eating
and can't handle it. then I ask if they need a tissue.
Usually they stop or go blow their nose.
My 9 year old is the most unabashed and he will say "But Mom I can't get to
it with a tissue." He's right...how can I argue with that logic?
sharon

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Geneva Goza

WELL...thanks. He stayed with my sister for a couple of hours on Wednesday
and when I called to check in, she said "Echo eats his boogers, he says he
loves them" She was laughing and I know he was sitting right next to her.
My other sister (16) was there too and I'll bet she was cracking up over
it...well, dh and I did at first too. He's so funny about it, crams his
finger in his mouth very quickly like it caramel.
He acts silly while he's doing it. Noone is trying to be mean or
tease...I'm really thinking about other kids he meets as he gets older...if
he still does this.

However, he is such a cool kid in every way - I guess it doesn't matter at
all, he can certainly stand up for himself. Thanks to all of you for you
input.

Geneva



>
> "Nose play" as Louise Ames calls it, is common at this age. Don't fuss and
> it will pass - or at least become discreet.
>
> Who is teasing your son? That is a separate issue, regardless of what is
> instigating the teasing.
>
> Robyn L. Coburn
>
>
> ---
>

Schuyler Waynforth

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_903083.html

Here's the article, or at least an article about the pros of booger
eating.

Cheers.
Schuyler

--- In [email protected], Deb Lewis <ddzimlew@j...>
wrote:
>
> I read an article by some Dr. who suggested nose picking and booger
> eating were good activities to engage in. I'll see if I can find
it. I
> think Dana Hoffman sent it to me and if she's on this list maybe she
> still has it and will send it first.
>
> I'll look around though.
>
> I don't know if it will ease your mind but it will almost certainly
make
> everyone else on the list go "Eeewwwwww".
>
> Deb L
>
> Hey, here it is. From
> http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_903083.html?menu=
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
-----
> -----
>
> -Top doc backs picking your nose and eating it -
>
> Picking your nose and eating it is one of the best ways to stay
healthy,
> according to a top Austrian doctor.
>
> Innsbruck-based lung specialist Prof Dr Friedrich Bischinger said
people
> who pick their noses with their fingers were healthy, happier and
> probably better in tune with their bodies.
>
> He says society should adopt a new approach to nose-picking and
encourage
> children to take it up.
>
> Dr Bischinger said: "With the finger you can get to places you just
can't
> reach with a handkerchief, keeping your nose far cleaner.
>
> "And eating the dry remains of what you pull out is a great way of
> strengthening the body's immune system.
>
> "Medically it makes great sense and is a perfectly natural thing to
do.
> In terms of the immune system the nose is a filter in which a great
deal
> of bacteria are collected, and when this mixture arrives in the
> intestines it works just like a medicine.
>
> "Modern medicine is constantly trying to do the same thing through
far
> more complicated methods, people who pick their nose and eat it get
a
> natural boost to their immune system for free."
>
> He pointed out that children happily pick their noses, yet by the
time
> they have become adults they have stopped under pressure from a
society
> that has branded it disgusting and anti social.
>
> He said: "I would recommend a new approach where children are
encouraged
> to pick their nose. It is a completely natural response and
medically a
> good idea as well."
>
> And he pointed out that if anyone was really worried about what
their
> neighbour was thinking, they could still enjoy picking their nose in
> private if they still wanted to get the benefits it offered.