Guest guest Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 my 2.5 year old son has verbal apraxia (mild) and also mild oral-sensory issues. We are having a HUGE problem with him gnawing on his crib headboard - he has gnawed 3 huge holes, and pulls off huge splinters with his teeth. He actually peels the wood with his teeth and hands me the splinters in the morning. Not quite ready for a bed yet, and we can't afford to buy a whole new crib! Our SP suggested that a motorized toothbrush would give him some nice sensory input, so we got him one and he uses it about 3 times a day, he loves it but the wood gnawing has not stopped (he doesn't do this with anything else). Any suggestions? Do they make " toddler " chew toys? He has all of his teeth, so i won't give him a baby teething ring, and he does this at night when he's going to sleep, so we don't " see " it to tell him to stop. I was trying to google but haven't had much luck. I was thinking if i could find him a non-toxic toy that he could chew on safely to his hearts content while falling asleep,maybe it would stop? Thanks for any suggestions! Lori lormik@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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