Comment on How do I keep a 9 year old from constantly licking erasers and putting them in his mouth
ToffeeIsForClosers@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Long shot but it could be a sign of iron deficiency. Eating, smelling and licking odd things like paper, erasers, I’ve heard of these associations. I even read about a woman who would spend her lunch hour smelling the concrete in the stairwell. Turned out to be iron deficiency.
Baggie@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Chewing ice as well, supposedly it is motivated by iron deficiency.
ProbablyBaysean@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pica_(disorder)?wprov=sfla1
Maybe a vitamin b or magnesium deficiency?