4 year old keeps blowing raspberries

[Anonymous]

I call it blowing raspberries but he’s not actually spitting, just doing that thing with his lips and making the sound that comes with doing your lips like that. Hard to explain. It’s almost like he can’t help it. He does it in between talking, playing, etc. I think I recall him doing it once while he was asleep too, but not sure. This recently started a few days ago. Has anyone seen this before? Hypochondriac me is worrying…could it just be a habit? I asked him to stop but he keeps doing it…almost unconsciously. Medical issue?

[Anonymous]

He’s 4, they do silly things. I don’t think he’ll still be doing it at 12.

[Anonymous]

Wow, way to blow something out of proportion. Each time he does it, just tell him "You were told not to do that anymore. Go to your room and you can come back when you're ready to eat dinner/play/talk with us without doing that."

If that's three seconds, fine. If it's three minutes, fine. If it's 30 minutes, fine. The point is to bring attention to what he's doing and break the pattern and attach it to something negative.

[Anonymous]

Don’t do anything; it will stop.

[Anonymous]

I’d actually ignore it for a few weeks and act as if it isn’t happening. See if it goes away in a month. If it doesn’t, it’s worth a trip to the pediatrician.

Is he doing it in preschool?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, way to blow something out of proportion. Each time he does it, just tell him "You were told not to do that anymore. Go to your room and you can come back when you're ready to eat dinner/play/talk with us without doing that."

If that's three seconds, fine. If it's three minutes, fine. If it's 30 minutes, fine. The point is to bring attention to what he's doing and break the pattern and attach it to something negative.

I think this is exactly the wrong way to handle it. What if he can’t control himself (like Tourette’s)? You really want to punish a kid who can’t stop?

I echo the above. Ignore it. Tell his teachers to never mention it. Smile at him and don’t punish him. Talk to your pediatrician.

[Anonymous]

Special needs mom. There is no diagnosis I know of that involves this behavior. Most special needs kids lack the motor control necessary to blow a raspberry. Please just stop.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks for the replies. It only concerned me because it seems involuntary. This morning when he woke up, he was at it again immediately. We’ll see…I’ll watch it. He is a defiant type of kid so I’m not sure if bringing attention to it is best. Not sure if he’s doing it at school…will ask. Thanks again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, way to blow something out of proportion. Each time he does it, just tell him "You were told not to do that anymore. Go to your room and you can come back when you're ready to eat dinner/play/talk with us without doing that."

If that's three seconds, fine. If it's three minutes, fine. If it's 30 minutes, fine. The point is to bring attention to what he's doing and break the pattern and attach it to something negative.

I think this is exactly the wrong way to handle it. What if he can’t control himself (like Tourette’s)? You really want to punish a kid who can’t stop?

I echo the above. Ignore it. Tell his teachers to never mention it. Smile at him and don’t punish him. Talk to your pediatrician.

OP here. I worry about something like Tourette’s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, way to blow something out of proportion. Each time he does it, just tell him "You were told not to do that anymore. Go to your room and you can come back when you're ready to eat dinner/play/talk with us without doing that."

If that's three seconds, fine. If it's three minutes, fine. If it's 30 minutes, fine. The point is to bring attention to what he's doing and break the pattern and attach it to something negative.

I think this is exactly the wrong way to handle it. What if he can’t control himself (like Tourette’s)? You really want to punish a kid who can’t stop? I echo the above. Ignore it. Tell his teachers to never mention it. Smile at him and don’t punish him. Talk to your pediatrician.

There is NO SIGN this kid has Tourrettes. He's in a routine of negative behavior. Is OP ever going to discipline her kid or always excuse everything because it MAY be a sign of something?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, way to blow something out of proportion. Each time he does it, just tell him "You were told not to do that anymore. Go to your room and you can come back when you're ready to eat dinner/play/talk with us without doing that."

If that's three seconds, fine. If it's three minutes, fine. If it's 30 minutes, fine. The point is to bring attention to what he's doing and break the pattern and attach it to something negative.

I think this is exactly the wrong way to handle it. What if he can’t control himself (like Tourette’s)? You really want to punish a kid who can’t stop? I echo the above. Ignore it. Tell his teachers to never mention it. Smile at him and don’t punish him. Talk to your pediatrician.

There is NO SIGN this kid has Tourrettes. He's in a routine of negative behavior. Is OP ever going to discipline her kid or always excuse everything because it MAY be a sign of something?

The child is doing it unconsciously. You should not punish him for that.

[Anonymous]

I just remind, no mouth noises. It doesn’t really work though.

[Anonymous]

I know this is an old thread but is there any update? My daughter has been doing this too.

[Anonymous]

Sounds developmentally appropriate for a 4 year old. I'm not sure why you're worried.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, way to blow something out of proportion. Each time he does it, just tell him "You were told not to do that anymore. Go to your room and you can come back when you're ready to eat dinner/play/talk with us without doing that."

If that's three seconds, fine. If it's three minutes, fine. If it's 30 minutes, fine. The point is to bring attention to what he's doing and break the pattern and attach it to something negative.

This is the worst advice I've ever seen on dcum