Puts everything in his mouth! Advice please!

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SInce he is used to having his mouth full with the soother I would probably let him have it for a month or so longer to stop the chewing on toys but have it attached to a clip so that if he spits it out A) you don't lose it in the playroom and B) he will gradually wean himself off it hopefully. He may very well still be teething so wants something in there. IF mom lets him have it then it is a habit he has. If you give him a couple more months his understanding of things will be better and he is less likely to chew the toys.

If you don't want to encourage the soother habit at daycare some will attach a teething toy to the child telling them that only that toy may go in the mouth. That will take a lot of reinforcing but will eventually solve both problems of no chewing and no soother.

I have an 18 month old with a soother and a bunny thing - like a washcloth with a head, lol, he drags around and if either one gets dropped he wails like he is beign tortured. His parents think it is so cute that all three of their kids have their lovies - ages 5, 3, and the 18 month old I have. I don't think it is so cute but not worth the wailing on my part if parents don't care. I have warned them that he is falling behind because there is only so much playing you can do with one hand and talking with your mouth full isn't all that easy.