Gross habit 15 MO DD has picked up - Infant Care (up to 18 months old) Message Board

Delia79 · 10-29-2008, 12:35 PM

Ok, my 15 DD will NOT keep her finger out of her nose! It is driving me crazy! It is so gross and I really don't want her to continue doing this, but I am not sure how to get her to stop. It all started when she learned how to point to her nose. After a while, instead of pointing to it, she'd just stick her finger in it. Now it's happening all of the time. How can I get her to stop doing this? My best friend said her 15 MO DD is doing the same thing but she too doesn't know how to get her to stop. Advice please! Thanks.

LauraLu · 10-29-2008, 06:09 PM

Way too funny!!! Madeline used to do this too until she discovered her eyes and her chin. I think the trick is to get her to find other parts of her face. Now when I say "Where are Madeline's eyes?", she blinks them. When I ask her to point to her chin, she does that too. She sort of forgets about the nose. So far so good...but yes, it use to drive me nuts! She did it for about a month. I just kept taking her hand away and giving her something to hold.

How is life with two?? Getting much sleep? Hope all is well!

simplyheather · 10-30-2008, 08:21 AM

HAHA! My son is in the same boat! I think its funny though, so I'm sure I'm just making him do it more. I figure there are worse places his fingers could be!!! haha And as long as he's not picking his nose and eating his boogers, we're all right!!!! When we're playing he often tries to stick his finger up MY nose, or all in my mouth, He's obsessed with teeth... anyway... we just laugh about it...

Delia79 · 10-31-2008, 06:58 AM

Yep, she knows all other parts of her face so unfortunately I don't think I can trick her with that. And she's really doing it now just to do it. Not just to point at her nose. Oh well, guess I'll just have to pull it away and give her something to hold like you did. Hopefully that will work. Life with two is great so far. Madilyn is a completely different baby than Ella was. So much more quiet and content. I guess Ella just prepared me for anything. She is loving being a big sister and I am loving having a newborn again. I forgot how fun it was when they do something new! She smiled at me for the first time last week and my heart about melted!!!!

E1979 · 10-31-2008, 10:59 AM

Tanner has just discovered those cool holes in his nose too! He can't keep his fingers out of them. At first I would tell him "no, don't put those there!" But he would just laugh, probably because I said it with a laugh. I don't see the point in getting mad at him for that. It's harmless...gross but harmless. So because he found my reaction to it funny I know just ignore him. I give him no reaction when I see those fingers up there.