4MyChild: Help and Hope for Life

December 20, 2006

Solutions for Finger Chewing in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Many children living with cerebral palsy with have different types of sensory issues. One behavior that often pops up in children is chewing their fingers, often as a form of self-soothing, and they will do it while bored or anxious.
There are several products you can buy, often referred to as “chewies,” a number of different products your children can safely chew can be found at Sensory Tools.
A cheap and easy solution many moms use is to cut sections (1-2 feet) of suction tubing or rubber tubing.
Older children, if they can manage, like chewing gum (sugarless will much easier on the teeth)!