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Toddler with hand always in mouth. will he get a disease?
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They all do......: And that is why they have a higher frequency of illness. Unfortunately the mouthing instinct they are born with that assures they will learn to feed is strong.It will be replaces by mouthing for non-nutritive self soothing. This only declines when they learn more interesting things to do with their hands.
Answered 9/7/2015
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