"Bad Oral Habits"

Hello, friends welcome to my post in which I have discussed "Bad Oral Habits as part of my participation in this 👉contest organized by @helengutier2

😁 Name the most common bad habits we acquire as children?

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While growing, there were some habits that I thought were best for me as a child, without me knowing that such habits are not worth it, which today, if I see any child doing it, I will stop the child immediately. I know so many of us had these habits when we were children. Some of these habits are;

• Nail biting

• Sucking thumbs

• Putting a hand or finger in the mouth

• Licking the foam that comes out from soap while bathing, which I did as a child.

• Putting sand in the mouth while playing on the ground.

• Putting a finger in our nose to remove catarrh and lick, which is so common among African children.

• Crying aloud after waking up from sleep or when we have been left alone

• Destroying things at home in the name of playing

• Refusing to brush our teeth, nor crying while bathing.

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😁 Tell me if you have had any bad oral habits and how you acquired them.

Yes, I had most of the bad oral habits while growing up as a child. Some of the habits I inherited myself, whereas some of them I learnt from other people who are now adults. While as a child I used to play with other children in my neighbourhood which it was from them that I acquired some of my oral habits.

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😁 How can we eradicate this type of bad habit?

We can eradicate this type of bad habit by monitoring our children closely while they are growing up. By monitoring our child, we will be able to detect this type of habit earlier and stop them from practicing such a habit.

Also, we can eradicate this type of bad habit through educating our children, teaching them to do the right thing, and cautioning them whenever they engage in any of these habits so they can stop it.

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😁 How can we avoid falling into these bad habits?

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• We can avoid falling into these bad habits, by not trying to practice these habits

• By avoiding those who engage doing these habits

• By obeying the roles of our parents

• By putting into practice the good habits we have been taught.

I am inviting: @dove11, @ruthjoe, and @Ihorgic