Comments on: A solution for the kid who chews everything

By: Katie SG

Katie SG — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 00:12:57 +0000

In reply to Jeanine. I knew others would be as excited to find these as I was! Thanks for sharing your experience.

By: Jeanine

Jeanine — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:52:44 +0000

Katie, these are some true useful life savers! I only wish they were around when my 15 yr old was younger! They’re actually proved useful even for my second child who does not have a chewing issue but a ‘two fingers always in her mouth’ issue! Lol! My second who’s 5 uses these to prevent the fingers in mouth. I wonder also if it would help with Thumb-Suckers as they get too old for that? They come in SOO MANy stylish options, and I have finally found some pretty colored ones (& shapes are remarkable too!), as pendants on ETSY even! LOVE IT! Thanks for sharing ;D

By: Jess

Jess — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 18:00:04 +0000

My 11 year old son goes through cycles where he chews on everything. I tried so many things! He chews his clothing, small toys, pencils, straws, etc. When we discovered chew jewelry it really helped. I just have to give him reminders to use the “chew” instead of his shirt. We did figure out that his chewing is related to teething, which is why it was so prevalent when he was young and now cycles as he’s losing teeth.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 14:47:21 +0000

Oh my! My 3-year-old is a chewer and I thought he’d grow out of it pretty quickly – but other comments seem to indicate otherwise! We have had success at redirecting as well – finding something tough (I would say indestructible, but I’m not sure that exists) for him to chew on. These may be worth a try – especially as he grows older – and are probably better than the dog toy my husband keeps threatening to buy! 🙂

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:11:59 +0000

Thanks for sharing this idea! My 7 yo boy chews on everything and I am going to try these dog tags to see if that helps! I’m tired of replacing toys and pencils all the time! 🙂

By: Katie SG

Katie SG — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:40:20 +0000

In reply to Lori. Oh wow, how interesting! I had never heard of a zinc connection before!

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:58:12 +0000

My son is autistic and used to chew on everything. I would even have to replace his shirts every 2 weeks because he would actually chew holes in them! Then I read a study linking low intracellular zinc levels to chewing and started him on a zinc supplement. He hasn’t chewed on anything since!

By: Laurel

Laurel — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:06:46 +0000

This post was so helpful for me! My 7 year old has been chewing on her hair. I pull it back into a ponytail and she chews on her clothes instead. It has been driving me crazy! Now, I just bought her a pretty necklace to wear instead and she can chew and not destroy things. Thank you!