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Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / April 2008Nervous Habit
My OS is 6 and had a habit of chewing on his shirt collar or jacket zipper or whatever. It was a bit annoying as he ruined a couple of jacket zippers that way but I didn't worry about it. His newest habit seems to be playing with himself. At first I thought he was just adjusting himself but then realized its another nervous habit. Although I don't think its really a problem, I worry a little about how this may be perceived when he's in public or in school. I remember a boy in grade school who used to play with himself and us being children used to think he was strange. I just don't want OS to have any problems as a result of a harmless habit. Any thoughts on how to curb this newest behaviour or should I leave well enough alone. -- Shelley mom to 2 boys (6 and 3) Talk to him about it and teach them while it is okay to do, he must do it in private.  SignatureSue (mom to three girls) > My OS is 6 and had a habit of chewing on his shirt collar or jacket zipper > or whatever. It was a bit annoying as he ruined a couple of jacket [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Shelley > mom to 2 boys (6 and 3) > My OS is 6 and had a habit of chewing on his shirt collar or jacket zipper > or whatever. It was a bit annoying as he ruined a couple of jacket [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Shelley > mom to 2 boys (6 and 3) What Sue said plus have him evaluated for ADHD. "Every" kid I have ever known that chews on their clothing like that has had ADHD. Its not just a nervous habit. Good luck Angela > What Sue said plus have him evaluated for ADHD. "Every" > kid I have ever known that chews on their clothing like > that has had ADHD. Its not just a nervous habit. it's common among kids with sensory issues as well... which has nothing to do with ADHD. lee SignatureLast night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. Since I don't have a or know a child with sensory issues, I wouldn't know about that. My experience has been with numerous children I worked with when I worked day care. All the children that had this particular "habit" were ones that had been diagnosed with ADHD. Regardless, it is a sign of other issues IME. I stand by my suggestion about having an evaluation done. If only to confirm or deny any underlying issues. Angela >> What Sue said plus have him evaluated for ADHD. "Every" >> kid I have ever known that chews on their clothing like [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > lee Wow. I always just assumed a nervous habit. I'm surprised that you all feel it may be something else. This bothers me. -- Shelley mom to 2 boys (6 and 3) > Since I don't have a or know a child with sensory issues, I wouldn't know > about that. My experience has been with numerous children I worked with [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> >> lee > Wow. I always just assumed a nervous habit. I'm surprised that you all > feel it may be something else. This bothers me. > > -- Hiya, DS(10) did it for about 6 months not so long ago. Some of his Tshirts got ruined around the neck. In some ways he is exactly like all the other boys in his age group, in others he is quite unique. Either way, it was a passing thing. He does not have ADHD or anything else. People have different nervous habits. Sometimes they go away, sometimes not. I stopped biting my nails, a girlfriend never managed to stop plucking all her eye-lashes off. We have both have(had) the lives we chose. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marc I still think its more of a nervous habit thing. I don't see any other ADHD characteristics in him. I just don't want this particular habit to cause any social problems for him at school. (PS: Sorry Marc, I meant to reply group) -- Shelley mom to 2 boys (6 and 3) >> Wow. I always just assumed a nervous habit. I'm surprised that you all >> feel it may be something else. This bothers me. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Marc > I still think its more of a nervous habit thing. I don't see any other ADHD > characteristics in him. I just don't want this particular habit to cause [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Shelley > mom to 2 boys (6 and 3) No worries, does that mean I bounced you - :( not deliberate, between isp filtering, mailwashing and outlook filtering it is a wonder that anything gets through, lol At your sons age most kids don't remember from week to week, so I wouldn't be too worried yet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marc > I still think its more of a nervous habit thing. I don't see any other > ADHD > characteristics in him. I just don't want this particular habit to cause > any social problems for him at school. Ugh. This is one thing that my DS (he's 7 now) did fairly recently and it lasted probably 5 or 6 months. He had chewed the collar of his shirt - actually, every shirt he wore - and pj tops and similar. It drove me absolutely crazy. He ruined shirts and they were always stretched, tattered, chewed and wet when he wore them. He just did it and I don't even know if he knew he was doing it until I told him to stop chewing his shirt. My oldest younger brother did the same thing. He'd just chew his clothes. It drove my mom a little crazy but when I asked her what to do about it - as it was getting so bad with DS I could have just about yelled and screamed until I turned blue - and my mom told me it's just a habit and not to make a huge deal about it. Catch him doing it and remind him not to eat his clothes. Eventually DS stopped not too long ago - as my brother did too. DS does not have ADHD or anything similar, nor did/does my brother. It might be a fair bit frustrating (I know it was for me, anyways) but IME, and it seems for others as well, this is something that is normally just a phase and it doesn't seem to last too long. > (PS: Sorry Marc, I meant to reply group) > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> >> Marc >> My OS is 6 and had a habit of chewing on his shirt collar or jacket zipper >> or whatever. It was a bit annoying as he ruined a couple of jacket [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Angela I'm pretty skeptical about that. My son did a lot of shirt-collar chewing when he was 4, and AFAICT doesn't show any signs of ADHD. He's 6 now, and hasn't done it for quite awhile - were you just referring to older children chewing their clothing? Clisby Yeah. They were all school age kids. Not saying that all kids that do this have ADHD just that all the kids I have known that have done this were also being treated for ADHD. Angela >>> My OS is 6 and had a habit of chewing on his shirt collar or jacket >>> zipper or whatever. It was a bit annoying as he ruined a couple of [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Clisby I looked at a site that shows the signs of ADHD and I don't feel he has any other real characteristics. Parent/Teacher meetings are coming up so I'll feel her out for how she thinks he's doing. Thanks for your comments. -- Shelley mom to 2 boys (6 and 3) > Yeah. They were all school age kids. Not saying that all kids that do > this have ADHD just that all the kids I have known that have done this [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> >> Clisby my health today has improved --- convergent beam of water in the morning, divergent beam of water in the night. YOU CAN EVEN DROP cold water from a tea-spoon from a height of say as high as you can go on the person's forehead, neck, and behind neck from forehead down to neck (for fat/obese/medium not-chronically thin) and the person will sleep well. FOR FRACTURE COMPLEX SURGERY WITHOUT expensive operation Dr Bhavasar has done that too ----------- In Jehangir Hospital, Pune, 6 years ago, the nurses were so impressed by my recovery speed that they referred me to an Iranian patient come after a long appointment to Jehangir Hospital. The man left the hospital immediately without the scheduled surgery or so Dr Bhavasar claims and the bed was empty ---- and why should he lie. And yes, there was a patient who used allopathic weight pulling devices to get out of something for his back ---- dr bhavasar said this will never work, he will be back in hospital, and yes he was back in hospital. And did I tell you that I knew 3 kids who danced naked in front of their household employees --------- the therapist in USA said this happens all the time amongst rich children. Those therapists don't say their life story. And one AD told me his father abused him ---- I asked how was it sexually, he said no just yelling and beating ------- and referred me to a JZ who openly said she was sexually abused by her father ----- and a receptionist in USA (site of accident in my motor records) in I think holiday inn, told me she was sexually abused by her parents and could not do anything to recover, until she touched horses ---- but could not get along with her boyfriend because he was too controlling. Erach Erach > My OS is 6 and had a habit of chewing on his shirt collar or jacket zipper > or whatever. It was a bit annoying as he ruined a couple of jacket zippers [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Shelley > mom to 2 boys (6 and 3) |
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