My younger daughter ( who by the way just had her 6th birthday) has started chewing on things like her fingers and anything made of plastic I have to constantly tell her to take them out of her mouth and snatch them from her. I thought that was supposed to be a stage they passed when they were much younger but apparently not. I asked her if her teeth hurt but she says " na uh" so I don't know what the deal is.

Is it maybe because you stopped her dummy at a young age?
I don't have kids myself, so I doubt I could be of a lot of help.

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