My child always bites his lips. What's the problem? What will happen if I don't do anything about it?

Netizen’s question: I recently discovered that my baby loves to bite his lips and seems to enjoy it very much.

What's going on? Should we help him correct it? What harm will happen if we leave him alone?

Generally speaking, children like to bite their lips because of:

① When children feel uneasy or lonely, they will make unconscious movements such as biting their lips in order to seek comfort.

② When children feel anxious due to lack of attention and communication, they are prone to abnormal behaviors such as biting their lips, fingers, and toes.

③The child is in the "oral stage", that is, he likes to satisfy his desire to explore the outside world through sucking, biting, eating and drinking.

If parents forcibly stop their babies at this time, they will try another way - satisfying their need for exploration by biting their lips.

In short, in response to the above situation, parents should neither ignore it and let their children do what they want, nor overreact and forcibly stop it. Instead, they should do the following four things:

1. For babies who can communicate in a basic way, don't rush to criticize them, and don't simply stop them with "no".

Because your negative emotions will reinforce your child's lip biting behavior. At this time, you might as well try to divert your baby's attention with something that interests him.

2. Give children more attention, touch, encouragement and communication, which are necessary factors in their growth and development.

If they cannot get it or lack it, they will look for substitutes, thus developing a series of bad habits such as biting their lips.

3. Reflect on the parent-child relationship, focus on parent-child communication, listen more to children's voices, and respect their wishes and inner needs.

4. For babies in the "oral stage", parents should pay attention to their hand hygiene, clean their toys regularly, and satisfy their desire to explore the world.

In short, parents do not need to worry too much if their children occasionally bite their lips. However, if biting becomes a habit and parents have done everything they should but there is no improvement, they should go to the dentistry department for treatment and correction in time.

If a child bites his lips for a long time and the parents ignore it, it may cause a series of oral problems, such as overbite and buck teeth.

These oral problems will also lower the child’s appearance.