My 14 month old son has started to grind his teeth during the day. Is this normal or should I be concerned?
Answer:
He is probably really tense or stressed out. I do it to and it's a really bad habit. Tell him he needs to try to stop or he'll get lock jaw and wish he did.
Well I hope his little teeth isn't hurting...but that's probally your answer!
My son is 2 and he tends to do this when he is teething. Try to ignore it because my son knew it bugged me so he did it more.
They do it on purpose, knowing it's annoying. Ignore it.
Teeth grinding is bad for the teeth, and is probably annoying. I would take him to a dentist to see if there is a reason for this, and if anything can be done. This might be something he will grow out of, on the other hand, it could be the beginning of a bad habit.
well...it is very bad to grind you're teeth..and your son apparently has too much sugar in his diet/system...you need to give him worm medicine! after that he should stop..if you don't give it to him...eventually he could develop a worm..and it will eat his food when he eats it therefore no weight gain and eventually it will come out in his stool..healthy!? i think not..i've seen it happen time and time again...adults need to take worm medicine aswell..i take womr medicine about every year or every six months if i had too much sweets in a short period of time...the medicine is pinkish red..and is tastes really sweet/tart..and theres now side effects..all the waste just comes out i your pee..my sister gets it all the time and so did i..when we were your son's age..so theres no need to worry! good luck!
There are many reasons why a child would do this. It could be just the start of a bad habit. It could be in response to pain in his teeth. It could be the beginning symptoms of a muscular or neurological disorder. All are reasons to see your pediatrician and/or dentist.
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Jennifer
I just want to say congrats on being a single parent! I have friends that are single parents and i can only imagine how much harder it is to raise a child on your own.
To answer your question, it is normal. My 14 mth old daughter grinds her teeth from time to time and before she was a year old she did it daily. I read somewheres that it has to do with teething, from the pressure on the gums from the teeth coming through. Grinding his teeth relieves the pressure on his gums. I don't know any tips from stopping the grinding, nothing worked with my daughter. She just outgrew it.
what the hell has grinding his teeth got to do with him having worms and too much sugar??haha x my 1 year old is always doing it.it gos through me!!i think shes just doing it cos her back teeth have just come through so now she can!!and she laughs when she dus it so...?x he wil prob grow out of it x
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