Eating soap
So my kid is almost 2 and constantly wants to eat soap. I was wondering if anyone could give me advice, or is/went through this themselves. He just finished a bubble bath and keeps drinking the water whenever he gets a bath, he also keeps wanting to play with soap all the time.
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I have no advice, sorry, but your little soap monster sounds like the cutest.
I think it’s just fun for him and he’s curious. I’ve seen a few other moms say the same about their little ones. Mine tries to eat the bubbles and drink from every faucet. I think it’s a phase and will pass. As long as he’s not trying to drink liquid soap or eat a bar of soap, I wouldn’t worry too much.
Maybe he really likes the smell or flavor? Have you tried switching soaps? That might help. But most likely it’s just a phase. ☺️
I would make a game "show me how you spit the water out of your mouth" and make it fun. It works for my son that used to do that. He stopped swallowing it because it was fun to spit it out
My 2yr does the same, LOVES soap and bubbles. As for the bath water, I try to tell him it's really dirty and I don't want him to get sick. But I totally let him drink from the faucet as it's clean and not soapy
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