Customer Reviews

Chewy Tubes P's and Q's

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I bought these for my 7 month old son who was teething with a vengeance and he loves them. They are perfect for holding and moving around. I even put them in the freezer so they are even more soothing for his sore gum's.

The Ps and Qs were recommended to me by my son's daycare. He started biting at 12 months of age, far to young to understand the standard biting protocol at the daycare which is timeout and verbal statement "We don't bite our friends". He was teething at the time which did not help. He does not bite to get stuff, and seemed to bite in times of frustration. He likes to be alone or off to the side of a group, so when the teacher set him into the middle of the class, he would bite while trying to crawl over to another place to sit. He has been wearing the P or Q on a pacifier attacher almost every day at school for several months. Having something available to chew on seems to distract him from chewing on other kids. Now that he is old enough to understand the words "No biting" (18 months), we use the words and give him something to chew on, either the P or Q.

He does not have a preference for P or Q and seems to chew on both equally. They are very durable and show basically no wear after almost six months of use during daycare hours only. He does not bite at home or church, so we only use the Ps and Qs at daycare. He is still a biter, but now he is in a class with one other biter and they pretty much bite the Ps and Qs or each other and leave the nonbiting kids alone. Within a week of using the Ps and Qs, our number of bites per day dropped dramatically.

My first son never bit anything, but used a pacifier until he was 2. This whole biting situation has been extremely frustrating for us, but the Ps and Qs really seemed to help.

Our son has Sensory Integration disorder and the Q has been a life saver as the window sill in his room is completely chewed down to the metal guard. This has been very helpful in reducing his finger and toe biting issues also.

A few months ago, a woman who was a speech therapist gave me a "Q" while I was at a restaurant with my baby. She told me to hold off giving it to her until 4 months of age, which I did. My daughter is eight months old now, and since she was 4 months old, this is her favorite thing to chew on, by far. I realize its not marketed as a teether, but it is awesome as a teether. The Q shape is easy for her to grab onto and hold, and the little nub is just enough for hitting different areas of her gums. I have since purchased another set since we use it so much, its great to have two lying around.

"These are great for my son. Since chewing them, he no longer chews on our various items throughout the house. He cannot choke on the P's and Q's because of their design and they offer great proprioceptive stimulation for him."

I have two little ones with sensory processing issues....they seek sensory input orally ALL THE TIME and one of them will chew on ANYTHING. The P's & Q's are WONDERFUL! Just the right size and density to satisfy their need to chew and great shapes too. Can also easily be connected to a lanyard.

I recommend this to other parents often.

Having seen these used for oral stimulation for (much improved) sensory defensive beloved grandchild, I bought this pair as a gift for a teething grandnephew. His mom reports they are useful, helpful, and very popular. What more can you ask? [...]

they are exactly what we needed and they are letter shapes that our sons know. We are using these for speech therapy for our son.

for kids who need this these are great. extremely sturdy. my child has a need to chew on things & this is durable & he has not even come close to damaging it.

p's and q's are great also you can freze them and also sense they are souled they are very chewy the q shaped chewy tube can hit places in the gum that others cant all and all great prouduct.