Disgusting Question
How do I get Sunny to stop booger-eating in public?
We've tried getting him a tissue. We've tried humor. "Do you want salt and pepper on that?"
He doesn't do it when he knows other kids will make fun of him, but he still does it in front of us.
Last month Guy and Sunny were driving home from school, and Guy stopped the car at a red light. A totally random woman in the car next to them rolled down her window and provided some loud commentary. "EWWWW, THAT KID GONNA EAT HIS BOOGER, EWWW, HE ATE IT, LOOK HE ATE HIS BOOGER!" Sunny was very embarrassed and stopped doing it... for a week.
When I Google "how to stop kids from eating boogers" all I get is Yahoo! Answers results. That's the site on the internet where intelligence goes to die... I'd probably get better advice asking my dog than by going to Yahoo! Answers.
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3 comments:
What the heck is wrong with people....stupid woman. Maybe google/research something about compulsive behaviors (I tried "how to stop compulsive behaviors" but it gave me mostly obsessive compulsive stuff but maybe you can sift through it and find a suggestion or two) or habits and see if anyone has come up w/ something.
The six yr old will try and stick them on surfaces...I'm grossed out but my daughter is the one just about ready to puke!LOL
I like to do the opposite of instinct with our kids and make a big show of it. At home, with nose pickers, I would pretend I was picking my nose and eating it and make big smacking noises. They were all disgusted and, though they didn't quit...they all hid it much better. He will grow out of it eventually. Have fun!
He'll stop eventually. I did.
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