Anyone with a child who smells fingers or hands all the time?

My sister used to do that when she was a child and now she has a daughter that does the same thing.

My four year old began smelling his hands about 2 weeks ago. He cups one hand and then the other over his mouth and noise and takes a short smell. He does this several times a minute. Today, another parent thought he was having a bloody noise because he kept smelling his hand. I am constantly asking him why he does that and what does he smell. His answer is "I don't know." It concerns me because it's such an odd behavior that he does repeatedly all day long.

I'm not a kid, but I do that all the time. It's just a way of exploring the body and the sense of smell, I guess. Maybe she just likes the scents of food that linger on her hands--I know I do!

My god sister used to do that all the time for some reason, it didnt seem to affect her much, so i would say its ok.

could just be a habbit and she may not realize she is doing it. me I'm always wiping my mouth with my hands I guess to see if there is any food .

Could be a sensory integration issue.

ocd?

or maybe your soap smells good?

my child doesnt do that, but why is it such a problem that they do