How to wean a child from a bad habit?
For children under four years of thumb sucking is not an alarming symptom, and this action is simply no need to pay too much attention. For the older child is seen as a problem, since the greatly increased risk of dental anomalies. If a child who sucks his finger, still suffers from some emotional problems, let alone a finger and be engaged primarily with other problems. How to wean a child from a bad habit? possible Protect children from stress, causing the need for sedation. If the child has experienced stress, express their full attention to his emotions and feelings, help to utter words what he feels is going through his scare worries. Provide an opportunity for creative works - painting, sculpting, games. Suggest draw what worries him.
All the habits that act on the child's comforting, it is very difficult to eradicate. It is important to have patience and be calm and consistent. When the baby starts sucking his finger, take it with something else, such as "reassuring" - offer to take up a large stuffed animal, to lie down on a soft pillow, look through the book. When you see that baby for a while can not suck your finger, gently tell him: "You can truly be proud of yourself because you can so long to keep your finger away from your mouth." Since habits - is often unconscious actions, the child may not even notice when he took his finger in his mouth. In order not to embarrass the child in front of other children observations agree about some symbols, which you submit your him or see him in the mouth finger.
If the child is taking other people's things
If the child does not do it poduchivaet someone from adults, most likely, he does it because he feels that he is deprived of something that there are other children. And if children are deprived of attention and care, they are trying to learn some material objects as a replacement. It brings satisfaction for long and they repeat their actions again and again. Adults are also doing a something like this when they start to feel lonely, unhappy and unloved, but they buy their gifts. Sometimes the child puts in his pocket a toy just out of habit to put everything in your pocket without thinking about what he does something wrong.
Make sure your child does not feel deprived of your attention, care. Help your child gain self-esteem that he felt no pain from what others have something more. If you suspect that your child has taken someone else's thing, but not completely sure about it, ask him to turn out his pockets when no one is nearby. If it turns out that the child did not take anything, explain your reasons for concern and must apologize.
How to wean a child from a bad habit of taking other people's things? If you catch a child stealing, then quietly ask him to put an object in place. Not ashamed of it, not humiliate. Give your child more opportunities to serve as a leader, or your assistant. This will give him a sense of self worth. If other children become aware that the child is stealing, talk to them about what is important to help him cope with this problem. Discuss with other members of the family, caregivers possible reasons for such behavior. Together to find them much easier.
