12 mth Old Grinding Teeth

**Mrs AJC** · 07-01-2007 15:29

DS has started to grind his teeth, and apart from it being hard to listen to, it makes me worry that they will get sensitive. I have done some searches and found that it seems to be quite common among kids around 3 yrs old when they are sleeping. DS has four top teeth and three bottom teeth.
Has anyone else had this with their ds/dd at this age or there abouts, and can you stop it - he thinks it's funny when I tell him to stop and does it more so I don't react anymore but he still does it.
The noise is worse than nails down a chalk board HELP ME

**♥Heaven Sent♥** · 07-01-2007 16:33

Arrrh i hate that noise(dont remind me pls lol) yes dd did this around the same age,i think its quite normal and just a stage they go through,i told her so many times to stop doing it and she didnt listen,there isnt really much you can do about it,just know that it wont be long before he 'grows' out of it.Dd done it for a couple of weeks then forgot about it.

**Mrs AJC** · 07-01-2007 20:56

thanks for your reply, like all things child related I guess I will just have to wait for him to 'grow out of it'.

**Mrs AJC** · 07-01-2007 20:58

Oops, I totally put this in the wrong section. If any mods want to move it to "Teeth &Teething" I appreciate it!

**Seekrit** · 07-01-2007 21:07

I noticed cobey grinding the day his first tooth came through.. which makes me think it's a teething thing.. I guess you don't normally notice it on wee ones like mine as it doesn't make a noise when it's just gums..

HTH

**mum33** · 07-01-2007 21:30

i love you Mrs AJC!! thanks for starting this post!!

i cant post new posts and desperately was seeking answers to why my 12 month old started doing this. its driving me absolutely mental as i cannot stand to hear the noise of him doing it. it makes my my blood run cold iykwim, like fingernails down a chalkboard....

i truly hope it is a stage like people here have said. i cant take much more of it. i cant wait til he's grown out of it....that and he biting stage. oh and the terrible twos at 12 months stage...

**SilverStarfish** · 07-01-2007 21:33

No answers here, sorry. Sarah's 10 months old, with 4 teeth and the grinding is HORRIBLE. I've been told that I'll probably just have to wait for her to grow out of it too.

**SixtiesChild** · 09-01-2007 14:31

My dd stopped her grinding when she was 5.
I'm glad it finally stopped. It was very irritating

**♥Heaven Sent♥** · 10-01-2007 01:17

Originally Posted by Ethereal

My dd stopped her grinding when she was 5.
I'm glad it finally stopped. It was very irritating

oh my gosh,poor you,i couldnt stand 5 yrs worth

**little mermaid** · 11-01-2007 10:06

My nephew will be 3 next week and he has been a teeth grinder for as long as I can remember. He is really bad at night time, he had to sleep in my room the other night and it drove me mad i could not sleep and ended up sleeping in the hallway with the door closed it got so bad!!