I know, the way I talk, it almost sounds like Ana's a social butterfly.

[conuly]

She's got friends. She's organized kids in one of her playgroup things into a circle to dance during a song (which turned tragic after one of her friends was accidentally excluded from the circle and refused to be consoled with another circle because she "wanted to be next to Ana" who was, of course, merrily oblivious as she jumped up and down). She's huggy and chatty and friendly....

With people she knows, in situations she's comfortable with. If it's a new situation, if it's somebody she doesn't know... if both of these things... not so much. In fact, she's outright shy. Even as she's carefully stalking another kid to be near them, she's refusing to talk to them or to interact with them by doing any more than simple nods of the head.

I always forget that part of her, since I mostly take her to places where she knows everything and everyone. Hee.

While I'm talking about her... is it typical for a three year old to still be putting non-food things in their mouths all the time? Not to swallow, just to have them in her mouth...? I mean, I do that (the poor antenna on my cell phone is all nibbled on), but... I thought most kids outgrew this by three, which is why toys with small parts aren't choking hazards for them.

Comments

[mhari.livejournal.com]

is it typical for a three year old to still be putting non-food things in their mouths all the time?

I don't think it's terribly atypical; after all, plenty of kids that age will suck their thumbs if allowed.

[peaseblossom03.livejournal.com]

In fact there are adults who put stuff in their mouth all the time too: pens, cigarettes, fingernails...

On a completely unrelated note...

[peaseblossom03.livejournal.com]

May I Neofriend you? I have accounts as dharmafaery06 and peaseblossom03.

Re: On a completely unrelated note...

[conuly]

Sure, why not? But I don't do all that much on neopets right now. Username's ulyyf.

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

Toys with small parts aren't as much of a choking hazard because three-year-olds have much greater control over what they swallow.

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

"is it typical for a three year old to still be putting non-food things in their mouths all the time? Not to swallow, just to have them in her mouth...?"

It's totally typical, and a whole lot of kids are still doing it in grade-school. Most preschools and kindergartens don't let kids play with 'chokable' toys unsupervised, and I don't advise letting kids under 6 do so at home either. The risk of choking is less than it is with babies, but it's still present. Anyway, what unsupervised young children generally do with small parts is scatter them around; they don't really *play* with them, so... save the beads and tiny Legos and such for the times when you're sitting down to play together, and keep them put away out of reach the rest of the time.

[conuly]

I already wouldn't let Ana play with them unsupervised, more because of the baby than because of the sticking things in her mouth.

I was curious, though - thanks :)

[mhari.livejournal.com]

is it typical for a three year old to still be putting non-food things in their mouths all the time?

I don't think it's terribly atypical; after all, plenty of kids that age will suck their thumbs if allowed.

[peaseblossom03.livejournal.com]

In fact there are adults who put stuff in their mouth all the time too: pens, cigarettes, fingernails...

On a completely unrelated note...

[peaseblossom03.livejournal.com]

May I Neofriend you? I have accounts as dharmafaery06 and peaseblossom03.

Re: On a completely unrelated note...

[conuly]

Sure, why not? But I don't do all that much on neopets right now. Username's ulyyf.

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

Toys with small parts aren't as much of a choking hazard because three-year-olds have much greater control over what they swallow.

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

"is it typical for a three year old to still be putting non-food things in their mouths all the time? Not to swallow, just to have them in her mouth...?"

It's totally typical, and a whole lot of kids are still doing it in grade-school. Most preschools and kindergartens don't let kids play with 'chokable' toys unsupervised, and I don't advise letting kids under 6 do so at home either. The risk of choking is less than it is with babies, but it's still present. Anyway, what unsupervised young children generally do with small parts is scatter them around; they don't really *play* with them, so... save the beads and tiny Legos and such for the times when you're sitting down to play together, and keep them put away out of reach the rest of the time.

[conuly]

I already wouldn't let Ana play with them unsupervised, more because of the baby than because of the sticking things in her mouth.

I was curious, though - thanks :)