Children say the darnedestthings and do the grossest things.
Curious to know what weird and nasty things your kid is openly doing behind your back?
Here are the gross things your child does without you knowing.
Yes, kids like to pick their noses.
Snacking on boogers is gross, but it’s not necessarily unhealthy.
Because young kids and some older ones have a nasty habit of peeing in the pool.
Sometimes it’s accidental; often, it’s not.
Good thing there’s chlorine in the water, right?
Well, sort of.
Your child uses a sleeve as an all-purpose cleaner
Kids favor convenience over manners.
Yes, snot and ketchup and spit and tears can easily be wiped away by a long-sleeve tee.
It is fairly nauseating, but now there is an arguably less gross (maybe?)
solution to this snot-coated problem: the Sneeve.
Your child’s hands know no bounds
Kids touch themselves.
(It happens more often than you’d think.)
Perhaps adults could all take a cue from our body-proud kiddos.
They’re not ashamed to explore their nether regions and proclaim their self-love to the world.
So what’s a parent to do?
“When your child pulls out his penis and jokes about it, don’t scold him.
And as for the constant touching?
He suggests that you “empathize,” while reiterating the importance of maintaining privacy.
A child’s “experiments may look like play to you, but they’re actually serious study.”
At some point, it can’t be a normal thing.”
“Children might chew or suck on things to calm their bodies when they are overstimulated or overwhelmed.”
One unexpected consequence of those little potties?
Your child has greater access to their own bowl full of poop.
Yes, painting with poop is a thing.
A child might smear it on the walls, on the floors, or even on their own bodies.
Of course, positive reenforcement is always productive.
Restrictive clothing may also impede the sneaky Poopcasso who takes it upon himself to get undressed and unhinged.
Some parents might be horrified by this truth, but others learn to go with the flow.
But should you at least abide by the age-old five-second rule?
Your child skips out on handwashing
Kids are prone to FOMO.
A three-year-old has no patience for soap.
But it’s rare that they have the self-discipline to do so reliably and completely."
In other words, a little bit of parental monitoring may be required.
By the time it is washed off completely, you could be sure their hands are clean."
Your child knows the taste of earwax
How do we know what earwax tastes like?
So don’t be surprised if your little one randomly tells you one day that their earwax tastes gross.
Because, well, it does.
Furthermore, earwax itself is good for you.
It accumulates from a mixture of bodily secretions and keeps your ear canal lubricated andclean, perVerywell Health.
So what should you do?
If your kiddo is able to gently blow their nose, have them give it a go.
But is it safe?
The water spout, on the other hand, is perpetually getting rinsed off.
These days, though, kids still play with their gum and then discard it wherever seems most convenient.
As for younger kids, they don’t discard their gum at all many just swallow it.
Contrary to popular myth,swallowed gumwillgenerallypass through a child’s digestive tract in about 40 hours, perHealthline.
But if they swallow large quantities, it could back up and block the intestines.
