How to break a gum-chewing habit?!
Question: How to break a gum-chewing habit!?
My 15-year-old daughter is terribly addicted to gum!. She chews it non-stop, usually 4 or 5 pieces at a time!. I'm hoping to find some way to make her want to stop on her own!. Apparently it doesn't bother her that she looks like a truck stop hooker - so is there any other bad thing about gum chewing that might make her want to stop!? Something along the lines of "it makes you fat" or "it gives you zits" - but something that's actually true!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Offer her something she wants if she stops chewing gum!. Something like a half an hour later bed time, more phone privileges, or some other appealing item!.
If you can't get her to stop, at least talk her into chewing less at one time!. No one needs 4-5 pieces of gum in her mouth at once!. If two pieces lose their flavor then it's time to spit them out, not to cram more in with them!.
If you're friendly with your daughter's friends you could always ask them what they think of your daughter's gum chewing while she's around or ask them to talk to her about it if they think its gross!. Many times a few words from a friend can stop a habit faster than a fillibuster from a mom!.
If none of these work, it's time to pull the "I'm the Mom, and I say no more gum!. End of story" card!.
You are the boss in the house and if your daughter can't behave with gum, then take it away like you would anything else!. Let her know she can have it back if she can chew it like a proper adult with her mouth closed and no enormous wad in her cheek!. I assume you buy the gum or provide the allowance/lunch money that buys the gum so restrict the purchases!.
Parents set rules about table manners, speaking with adults, and all of the other things that help children learn to behave!. How to act with gum in your mouth is another one of those lessons!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If you can't get her to stop, at least talk her into chewing less at one time!. No one needs 4-5 pieces of gum in her mouth at once!. If two pieces lose their flavor then it's time to spit them out, not to cram more in with them!.
If you're friendly with your daughter's friends you could always ask them what they think of your daughter's gum chewing while she's around or ask them to talk to her about it if they think its gross!. Many times a few words from a friend can stop a habit faster than a fillibuster from a mom!.
If none of these work, it's time to pull the "I'm the Mom, and I say no more gum!. End of story" card!.
You are the boss in the house and if your daughter can't behave with gum, then take it away like you would anything else!. Let her know she can have it back if she can chew it like a proper adult with her mouth closed and no enormous wad in her cheek!. I assume you buy the gum or provide the allowance/lunch money that buys the gum so restrict the purchases!.
Parents set rules about table manners, speaking with adults, and all of the other things that help children learn to behave!. How to act with gum in your mouth is another one of those lessons!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I don't see a problem with chewing gum, but you can take a look at this:
http://drbenkim!.com/articles-gum!.htmlWww@Answer-Health@Com
http://drbenkim!.com/articles-gum!.htmlWww@Answer-Health@Com
well i chew gum but i don't chew it so i look like a hooker though, you should let her chew gum but not hooker likeWww@Answer-Health@Com
who cares if she chews gum!. and are u serious, you think gum will actually do something to youWww@Answer-Health@Com