chewing on button batteries

[friendofjimmyk]

My grand daughter is almost 8 yrs old and she is constantly putting button batteries in her mouth. She steels my hearing aide batteries and has taken button batteries out of her light up toys that she has with a screw driver.  She doesn't swallow them and I have told her how dangerous it is and she promises to stop and I catch her again and again. She almost seems addicted to them.  When I find them it's as if I found her stash.  I have asked my Doctor and he never heard of such a thing. I also contacted the button battery help line, both national and local and they have only delt with babies that have swallowed them.  PLEASE HELP ME FIND AN ANSWER!!!!!

[GA Guy]

That's a major life event...not "even"

[GA Guy]

Whenever children act out, it's almost always because they're looking for attention. The batteries get a "charge" out of you, so she continues to do it. You act like they could kill her..and she's trying again and again to get that attention. If I had to guess, I'd say that she's had a major life even lately..maybe a new child in the family, or a death of a family member?