i am soooooooo madd!!!

Well, no kids, but my Manx cat Nova eats books - dictionaries, novels, magazines and chews anything he decides he wants - boxes, my cell phone case, the antenna on the house phone, my crocs, you name it!

What's wrong with eating books?!!!!! Apparently, I used to do that when I was little. I always hated reading! Cardboard books are full of fibre! The kid wasn't teething was she? Maybe books taste nice. Lots of kids do it.

Good Morning sunshine :)))) You neglect to say how old the child is. Kids eat some pretty strange things. there is a condition called Pica that can be bizarre to say the least. But I think this is just a child being a child. Perhaps Babysitter you could feed her? She might not be so hungry for cardboard books! "looking around for someone to stand behind!"

How old is she? If shes young its a natural thing for kids to put things in there mouth and eat them. They have to try EVERYTHING weather its good or bad. I remember my son would take the ash tray and eat the butts! EWWW!!! He only did it twice and I put them way up out of his reach. If shes older she might just be doing it for attention. If she dosent get enough attention at home she will do things to make you pay attention to her. There could also be another reason. Maybe she isnt getting enough in her diet and is tryng to make up for it by eating whatever she can. I hope that makes sence. Talk to the mother about it and see if she does this often. If she does she should take her to the doctor. And Congrats on the new baby coming!

Is she 3 or under? if so it is perfectly normal. Kids of those ages put everything in their mouths. If not, it is time someone teach her some respect for books.

Sissygrl, Unfortunately no I never had that problem the only time I say my kids put a book in their mouth was when they were teething and it was a book that was designed for that. LOL!!Hopefully he's not eating the book becasue it's tasty.LOL!! I remember my patience going from 10 to zero within 3 seconds when I was pregnant. LOL!!! Well I'll talk to you laters have a nice night.

hahah! omg! YOu made me laugh so hard..lol..im thinking its deff hormonal hunny lol..Ohh sweety..its soo very normal..kids can chew up untill there 2 or 3..when Sky was 9 mths to about when he was about 2yrs old..he ate his little books..u know the itty bitty pop up books for toddlers? he ate toilet paper..he even would try and eat the cases the dvd;s were in lol..it was a non stop battle of NOO NOO NOO!!.....MOMMY SAID NOOOO SKYYY!!.i was worried to pieces thinkign he wasnt gonna out grow it.then talked to other parents online and even his doc...here..he was teething..and i guess this helps them in teething soothing theer gums..blah blah..and it wasnt at all dangerous for them..which i disagreed..but he did out grow it a mth after he was 2..and there many other kids taht do that..soo my dear//hold your breath..count to 20..and remeber ist just a phase..i wish u the best luck in babysitting..:)

They say pets and children will eat the strangest things and one theory is that there is something lacking in their diet... Perhaps she needs more fiber, lol!

Babysitting can be a challenge at the best of times. I know this firsthand, as I've babysat a little girl from the time she was eight months old. She's now six and a half. I commend you for doing this, as it isn't easy caring for someone else's child (I find). How old is she? My own daughter never chewed books, but 'this little girl I watch,' did. It was the board books too, and I'd find soggy pieces of cardboard around, and would have to fish them out of her mouth. She was always chewing something, even the paper off crayons etc., and this was when she was beyond the toddler years. She was quite the handful. Happily, she no longer does this, and we have a very good relationship these days.

Oh good god yes. My son loves eating his books. So i went out and bought all hard cover books so now he chews more then he did before and if he can get the cardboard off the book he will chew it and chew it untill he gets busted.. I can no longer let him have books when he goes to bed or i will wake up to half of old mc donald

yup kids chew on their books regularly. that's why they have made plastic rubber paged books for kids below a certain age. some kids put everything they can in their mouths. they'd eat up the paper pages if it weren't cardboard. they are just exploring. get books that have waterproof pages that do not disintegrate when they come into contact with a kids' mouth. : )

How old is she? Younger kids especially under 2 will put almost anything in their mouths.

Girl, I don't know if you have kids of your own but they will try to eat almost anything if you don't keep a constant eye on them. Mine are teen agers now and I still say to them, GET THAT OUT OF YOUR MOUTH!!!LOL...

My son still eats a lot of things, and my 7 year old daughter is known to put a lot of things in her mouth. It's normal.

LOL you just need to remember that all kids are different lol. Now I have 2 kids and my first was a book eater and ripper and still can be if I don't remind him not to do it. and my Daughter that is 18 months now has never been that way she just loves books and is always pretending to read them. It is very normal it is a way for kids to learn texture and the little girl that is doing this probably does it with alot of different things. Try not to get too upset just put the books away when shes there and you could try getting plastic books that way she can ruin yours or ask her mother to bring her books with her so that she has her pwn to chew on LOL Good Luck

Emma hasnt tried to eat her books yet. She does eat paper (tissue paper, napkins and her baby wipes) every time she gets the chance. She has these books with the flaps on them. The peek a boo flaps. She tears the flaps off so its not a peek a boo book no more. I guess thats better than eating them though right?

LOL are you calm now?? ^__^;; i think even if you are not pregnant that would still be annoying. especially if you can't stop that kid from chewing all those pages! i would be pissed too when i'm taking care of a kid like that. maybe that kid is hungry for something differnent. or maybe her teeth is itching and she wants the cardboard to scratch them for he. LOL i haven't encountered a kid like that but my friend once told me that when he was in gradeschool, he and his friends would eat paper just because. yeah! they got no reason for it. can you believe that! very odd. i just told him that that's what geeks do. LOL if she eats a book again just give her water. LOL

How old is this child? She could be teething or even have a tooth ache. It may soothe her gums. Give her a piece of licorice or something to chew on that doesn't dissolve quickly and remember - she's just a child. Stay calm and patient - they respond better to calmness and since you are the adult - you could take them away - but children have no alterior motive- just very basic reasoning. Find out what makes her want to chew so much; and meanwhile replace the books with something edible.

yes this is normal for kids, my son use to chew on his shirt collars all the time, drove me nuts. it least the paper will pass lol.

Well how old is the kid? When my daughter was cutting teeth she did the same thing. For about a year. 18 months to almost 2 and a 1/2. Sounds normal. Gross yes, but normal. You did the right thing putting the books where they cannot be reached.