Bad Oral Habits

Bad habits are those unwanted characteristics in society, which a child may have inculcated without acknowledging the dangers in it. Bad habits are characters we should avoid by all means, and not let them become part of us.

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

As children, we acquired lots of bad habits which we wish today it wasn't back then. During childhood most of the bad habits we do acquire are;

Lip bitting, especially when bored or lonely; my younger sister then, usually lip bites even while sleeping, which means it even became part of her.

Chewing of nails, I can recall then when I wouldn't allow a single nail on my fingers, I would chew them off immediately after they grew long, most times without even noticing.

Have a different walking or sitting posture, most times we might see this posture somewhere and decide to copy it, not knowing it's a bad habit.

Sucking the fingers, especially the thumb, most children find it very pleasing to suck the fingers as though they were feeding on their mother's breast.

Laziness, then we usually felt so lazy in doing house chores, but very active in playing, even doing our homework was usually a problem, most times we were even forced to brush our teeth.

Lying, especially when we have committed an offense, our only means of avoiding the punishment is to try to cover it up by all means through lying.

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

While growing older, I noticed I was also growing up with some bad habits that may seriously affect me later.
I acquired bad habits like; Chewing of nails, actually my mom also helped me to overcome this one, whenever she noticed my nails were growing longer, she would call me and then use razor blades or nail clippers to trim them off, doing so I was able to overcome it by following her methods rather than chewing them off.

Also; acquiring bad postures, children's lifestyle is something else, whenever I see an awkward posture that is not even worth acquiring, I will rush to copy it, just to create a fun scene or make a mockery, which I even changed my walking steps unknowingly. But as Will grew older I noticed I did nonsense, so I corrected myself.

Another one is Lying, because I loved playing so much, most times when I have committed an offense, I will lie to cover it up, but most times I'm not usually lucky. While growing older and also attending Bible classes, I came to understand the dangers of lying and why children of God shouldn't lie, learning the truth helped me to overcome lying.

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😁 How can we eradicate this type of bad habit?

It is simple to eradicate these bad habits, if we agree to follow orders, especially those of our parents and elders, because they may have likely passed through the same issues.

Avoid being depressed and lonely, and build up relationships with your mates, this will help take away boredom.

We should take personal hygiene** seriously, this will help us understand how to take good care of ourselves and even our surroundings.

We should learn to follow rules and regulations, be obedient and avoid lying, we should attend religious classes to understand the truth and the right way in which we should lead.

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😁 How can we avoid falling into these bad habits?

As a child, you should avoid any behaviour that has been labeled bad to society, avoid bad peers which may corrupt you, avoid the habit of laziness, be eager to do things, carry out house chores and assist your parents in every possible means.

Roles of parents in this matter, parents should endeavor to give their children the best happiest life they should get as children, make sure they eliminate boredom in their lifestyle, show them the right path they should follow, be their best friend so that they could be able to share their problems and challenges with you. Also lead them on a religious path.

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Bad habits are lifestyles we should do away with totally in our lives, to avoid disgracing ourselves in public or social places, may even lead to being isolated from our peers. To avoid the bad effects of these habits, we should do away with them totally and live a good life showing examples to others too.

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