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Q: two year old daughter will not stop eating chalk!
asked by: princessgf on March 28th, 2009
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my two year old daughter eats and licks chalk when she can get her hands on it! i would like to know why she does this we take it away from her for a while and then we give it back when she wants to draw again then she eats it again! she is on a medication for seizures and i was thinkin maybe that might be a factor but im clueless should i take her somewhere? does anyone elses kids eat chalk? she also enjoys dust and occasional bit of dirt,grit,mud etc????
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replied on March 28th, 2009
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You daughter has pica, a disorder that causes a craving to eat nonfood items. Some people eat baby powder, dirt, clay, cornstarch, even cigarette ashes. In your daughter's case I don't think the chalk will hurt her, although, breathing in a lot of chalk dust can cause respiratory problems. I would mention this to your pediatrician at her next checkup.
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replied on April 15th, 2009
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Wow she sounds like me when i was younger.. I started out when I was young stealing chalk from off of my teachers desk and then started with the rocks and dirt, sand.. I dont know i really thought it was just something i did i didnt know it was a "disorder" but I'm 19 now and ive trained myself not to eat the stuff but the cravings are there alot.... but yeah take her to a doctor and see what they say i've just learned to cope
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