Everything he touches goes in his mouth?

Question

My 8 year old son puts everything he touches in his mouth.. he has been this way all his life. I know it is normal for young children to do this while teething but he is 8 now. He has chewed his fingernails down to numbs. Everything goes into his mouth, toys, shoestrings, watches just anything he picks up goes to his mouth. He chews everything up until there is nothing left and its really becoming a problem. Can anyone tell me what would cause this oral fixation or point me in the direction of some websites that would offers some answers and some help to stop this.

Answer 1

I'm no doctor so I certainly won't prescribe treatment but I found a website that you might want to visit.  Here is the link:

http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/be...

Best Of Luck

Answer 2

Lighten up. I'm 39, I hold a senior position in a very large corporation and I still chew my pens to a pulp.

How's a man to concentrate without chewing on something?

Answer 3

I don't know but my son is the same way he is 4. he always bites his nails and when he cant bite them anymore he bites on his skin, If he is biting on a toy I tell him that there is chilli on it. and that seems to work for a while

Answer 4

I think your son needs to see a psychiatrist to be tested for an emotional disorder.

TX Mom