Grinding Teeth

[malibusunny]

My five year old grinds his teeth! Help!!!! He's done it for years and we remind him to stop when we notice him doing it, and he stops then, but he just does it without realizing it. I bet I notice him doing it 10-15 a day. I will also hear him catch himself and stop. His teeth are terrible and he's already cracked one tooth grinding his teeth -- they had to put in two metal caps because he cracked his two tooth coloured ones ones.

[tanyalynn]

I used to grind my teeth when I needed more magnesium, it's easy to not have enough and some people need a lot more than others. Some folks benefit from structural adjustments, either CST or chiro visits. I think I've even heard that some infections with parasites will cause grinding, don't know much about that, but you may find more in the Health & Healing forum.

eta: mostly, with my kids, it seems like odd "behavior" issues are actually manifestations of health issues, and when I start problem-solving that way, I get better results.