Why buy a chew chain for your child?
Je hebt er wel eens over gehoord, een bijtketting of kauwketting. Maar is het ook verstandig om te gebruiken wanneer je kind kauwbehoefte heeft en waarom is een kauwketting geschikt? Wat is nu eigenlijk het effect van kauwsieraden? In dit artikel ga ik in op de voordelen en het belang van kauwsieraden.
Chewing chains as an aid
Chew jewelry is a pleasant and effective tool for your highly sensitive child. Chewing chains provide peace and reduce stress for children/adults. They experience that the bite chains can satisfy their need to chew, bite and/or fidget and that it contributes to reducing tension. But what exactly is that?
Chewing jewelry to reduce tension
To feel comfortable in your own skin, you need a certain amount of sensory stimuli that is obtained by using the senses. For each person, the amount of sensory stimuli and the variation in sensory input is different.
After all, everyone, including you, has favorites that help you stay calm, alert, stay focused or stay calm during transition moments. A chewing piece of jewelry can help when chewing on clothes or pencils.
Read more about why children (adults chew)
Chewing chains help to regulate emotions
A chewing chain is a tool to regulate yourself. Some like chewing and others prefer fidgeting to relax or to a good focus. [read more about regulating emotions]
No one likes to see their child come home from school chilled to the bone in the winter with a soaked shirt from chewing on it all day. Our wide collection of chew jewelry is also very suitable for fidgets. -> Read more information about chewing needs and chewing ornaments here
In which situations is a bite chain effective?
Bite chain for Chewing Need
Chewing necklaces or teething jewelry are effective for children/adults who chew to reduce tension or chew to increase alertness. After all, biting on clothes, pencils or erasers helps them to feel good. However, these products are often not safe.
Chewing Jewelry for Teeth Grinding
A chewing bracelet during the night at bedtime can replace teeth grinding. Children / adults damage their teeth with teeth grinding, a chewing piece of jewelry is better for the teeth.
Bite chain to unlearn nail biting and biting fingers
A chewing piece of jewelry offers a safe alternative for children / adults who frequently bite nails or pull skin off the finger due to tension. [Read our tips to stop nail biting]
Chewing chain to replace the pacifier
A chewing chain can be a nice replacement alternative to a pacifier, chewing jewelry does not have a negative influence on speech, oral motor skills and teeth.
Chewing jewelry to reduce tension
Chewing chains can help anxious children feel calmer. Chewing and fidgeting reduces tension. The children (with autism) who become anxious during transitions (from home to school or from class to gym class etc.)
They can fidget and bite on their chewing jewelry. This gives them a sense of security. A bite chain is always at hand and therefore offers support for these children.
Buying a chew chain, read our tips
Are you considering buying a chewing piece of jewelry for your child? Then it is not easy to make a good choice from the large range that is available. We wrote an extensive article about how you can make a good choice in Chewigem’s range.
Sometimes you see cheap chew jewelry on the internet, but the question is whether it meets the European standards for safety. In short, if you are looking for a safe bite chain, choose Chewigem or Ark Therapeutic.
Buying a chew chain? Read our tips here