Pop and chomp

I found out something about my daughter today that is so trivial but so interesting to me.

She can put a DOT in her mouth and suck on it until it is gone. Not chew it immediately, suck on it. She sucked on one small DOT until it disappeared, which took over 20 minutes. OVER 20 minutes!

I find this so fascinating because I could never, would never, have the jaw discipline to do that. If something goes in the gaping whole in my face, the jaw chews it: a sucker, hard candy, soft candy a cough drop. I instantaneously destroy anything popped in there.

What makes one wee four year old want to savor that for so long? What does that say about her and her personality? Will she remain a savor-sucker as an adult?

Do you suck on candy until it melts to nothingness or do you put it in and chew it to bits?

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