The kid poked a finger in the nose, and then went and ate extracted out gnats. Mom and Dad with disgust frown and scold my child, who does not really understand why. His own nose, his shrimp... Parents are perplexed, although themselves in the children's 'menu' gnats were also present.
So why do so many children eat boogers? To this question I tried to answer both parents and psychologists, and doctors, and even the children themselves. Only the final answer no one else, but with the main assumptions of experts version of the site kolobok.ua I introduce you now.
Location habit?
Doctors and psychologists believe that popular among malyshni "kozyavkoedenie" - is one of the most affordable ways of knowing the world. Little children corny wondering what kind of "things" appear in their nose? And following the genetic memory and inborn alimentary reflexAll that children are interested in, they pull into the mouth and taste the products.
Natural, again, innate instinct for all kids - eat as much as possible, in order to get stronger and grow more. That's going to move even gnats. If crumb was pleased with the results of "research", he repeats it again and again. Food instinct later ceases to be a leader, but a bad habit "kozyavkoedeniya" remains.
Harmful or not?
Strange, but doctors have not yet been christened eating kozyavok (and this sin at times and quite adult) some term, but an excessive enthusiasm for picking your nose in medical language is called Rinotilleksomaniey.
Many doctors believe that one creates another mania. And it harms the child from the point of view of ethics: it is ugly, and very unpleasant to be around so young "taster".
With regard to the potential harmfulness kozyavok. They are dried mucus, which contains various factors of immune protection and a lot of germs. And some doctors even believe that this "cocktail" allegedly even stimulates the immune system and even serves the prevention of allergies in children. Like it or not, we can not say, because the scientific evidence of healing properties kozyavok nobody spent.
But the harm from such employment is still evident: during the "kozyavkodegustatsii" baby licks his fingers, and then, in his the body gets plenty of microbes. They can cause:
- to inflammation of the nasal mucosa and mouth;
- ingress of dirt on the fingers of the body of helminths;
- acquiring bad habits that the child can carry into adulthood.
What to do?
Help your child get rid of the habit, and to do so not only by way of explanation and presentation of paper towels for cleaning the nozzle. But also directly via the spout baby. If it periodically "factory" gnats, then air in the room is too dry: you need to ventilate the room, and humidify the air - special humidifier or banal "Bryzgalku".
And to prove that the habit of picking his nose can greatly spoil the reputation:
