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Three year old sucking his lips...?

My son has had a stinking cold for the last week and has started sucking his lips to the point where they're really sore and red! I've tried him on Vaseline and lip balm (unflavoured lip balm) to try to soothe it but he just licks it right off! Has anyone else had this problem and if so how did you fix it?

Ps: someone suggested lansinoh cream...is it true you can use that on a little 'uns sore lips? Thanks!

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  • george
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    At this age he should be able to fully understand if you calmly explain to him why this is bad. You can try athe sticker chart method, if he can stop doing this for 7 straight days then he gets a present.

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