Eating nonfood items is quite common among kids. Generally kids eat non food items during the age of 1-3 years when they are exploring the world around them and their sense of taste is the most developed one through which they try to learn new things around. Kids eat all kind of things at this age including paper. This habit of eating non food items is known as pica. The specific causes of pica are unknown so far but certain conditions can aggravate this tendency among kids. Some of the major reasons identified so far include nutritional deficiencies, emotional and mental problems, developmental problems, etc.
