My son won’t stop eating soil 😭

i’d have him checked for any vitamin deficiencies but if all comes back normal then it’s probably just him learning and enjoying new textures. i would try putting cheerios in a food processor and offer him “sand” to play in sometimes and that way it’s safe for him to eat and also a new texture for him

My first thought is he may be low in some vitamins! But kids are also just super weird, we have chickens and my daughter has a need to lick every single egg before putting it in the basket and it’s disgusting 😂

😅 my sister was obsessed with eating sand. She turned out okay. Maybe try introducing more textures that are edible and he will forget about the yummy dirt?

Oh my god this is my son too 🤣🤣 he keeps eating soil out of one of my plant pots in the hallway

Mine is the exact same, he also tries to eat stones, sand, bath sponges (personal favourites). At one point it crossed my mind he actually had pica or something 🤣 I think it’s mainly normal and he’s just exploring textures and being a toddler and obviously has a few personal faves 😬

i’ll definitely look into it! he’s not super crazy about actually eating it as much as he is just putting it in his mouth and squishing it in his hands but i’ll explore that possibility also - i didn’t even think that it could be indicating something like that!

i’ll definitely be giving some of those a go over the next week to get his mind off of it! thank you ☺️

based on your last comment I'd say he's definitely exploring textures. You can create a similar one using Cheerios mixed with Oreo cookies in a blender.

To keep him out of your plants- maybe give him a small section where he has his own small plant pots and garden with him as well.
My now 5yr old did the same thing, and after a few months of gardening with him and letting him have his plants it stopped. I told him that his pretty flowers needed the dirt for their food and it worked

My cousin and I dug in our parents' house plants as infants/toddlers. We are now 33 and doing just fine in life.

Do your best to limit his access to the plants, but don't worry too much. Is there a way you could put up a gate around the plants so he can't get to them?

My little sister used to eat soil. The doctors found amounts of lead in her system after doing some routine testing and contacted CPS. Everything turned out okay in the end, but I’d bring it up to your doctor so it’s on record.