Drooling in a 3yr old?
Our 3yr old son is still drooling quite a bit. In fact, I think he's drooling more than his 16mo old sister.
I think it's mostly because he seems to like to keep a finger in his mouth (not sucking, just kind of resting it there) and that leads to the drool coming out. He often has a wet spot on his shirt below his chin.
Is this normal? I can certainly imagine that he's still drooling because his molars are still coming in, but I haven't seen any of his 3yr old friends drooling quite as much as he does.
Yeah, that's a good idea. I think the root cause here is that he's just not fully closing his mouth most of the time.
I don't think that he's usually thirsty, as we often are offerring him drinks and he's refusing.
- Steve Lacy, May 27, 2010
An article I read in Parents magazine regarding thumb-sucking suggested giving the child something else to bite on such as a towel, wash cloth or low-pill blanket. Either that or an activity that would occupy his hands, like playing with clay or finger paint. Maybe he frustrated about something.
Just a side question, any chance he's thirsty?
- Alana, May 27, 2010