ARK's Chewable Bangle Bracelet

I love the idea of this chewy! As a pediatric SLP, I have used and recommended ARK's products before for my client's and their families. I was now searching for a product for a different reason than I've previously needed and for my own daughter. I wanted to provide an alternative and replace her behavior for beginning to bite other children at daycare. (She is 18 months old) I loved this concept because she has recently loved the idea of putting toys on as bracelets and will wear them for an extended time. However, sadly the product comes off very, very easily. I understand the textures and wanted something quite soft, but I agree with others... having a silicone latch or a smaller gap for the softer silicone ones (or add a smaller size to the baby full circles that could slide on and off with some resistance) would be beneficial so it is not so easily lost or thrown. The small has been a great size for her and she does enjoy mouthing and/or chewing on it. I have not come across another company's product with this concept and good soft texture for chewing.

We ordered "standard." It was more floppy and flexible than what we were expecting - would probably not stay on the wrist real well. Probably a video of kids interacting with it (at the different flexibility levels) would help. Maybe there's a way that future iterations of this product could have a clasp.

I was hoping that the bracelet would work for us, but it’s not quite the right shape. They can stretch out but do seem to go back into shape if you try bending them back. I don’t know if they eventually stop going back into shape or not. I think we need something like the grabber or the guitar as I am trying to replace chewing on fingers. I had hoped for a wearable so that it could be easily carried around, but necklaces aren’t appropriate right now. There isn’t really anything wrong with the bracelet but it just doesn’t seem to be the right shape for us.

I bought one of these for my 4 year old daughter who had recently started chewing on her nails and fingers. She really likes it and it has helped replace the finger and nail chewing.

I ordered a teal bracelet (medium strength) and I absolutely love it. I have severe anxiety and it’s really nice to be able to bite down on something with all of my teeth at once due to the ring shape. I can also wear it around which is a little more discreet for me, and I appreciate that. Also, when I bite the bracelet a few times hard before I go to sleep, it helps me not clench my jaw as much. Would recommend!

We bought this bracelet in hopes that it will help our 2 year old daughter learn not to bite her friends. She LOVES chewing on it and I love that it is not made of beads so I don't have to worry about her safety. That said, it is very bendy and the first day she wore it it fell off multiple times without her noticing. I put a small piece of silicone straw on it to hold the two sides together when she is wearing it, which works well, but I know if we hadn't it would be lost already by now.

My little guy is 3.5 and we've had a very rough year, in addition to the pandemic. He started chewing holes in his shirts and his masks probably as a form of anxiety, and I finally decided to try some chewables to see if I could save his shirts. I ordered three different styles to try them out, and the bracelet is hands down his favorite shape! He rarely wears it on his wrist, but he likes that it is bendable, so he can chew on it in a variety of ways. Because he is very young, this is a great option since there are no cords and the bracelet is large enough that the entire thing doesn't fit in his mouth at once. Best of all, I have seen a dramatic decrease in how often he chews on his shirts!

my 4 year old is constantly chewing on her fingers and wrists so we thought that a bracelet would be helpful. we bought it in the red color since it was the softest level. it really did seem like it was helping her but after awhile it started to lose its shape on her wrist :( since she's always using it i decided to order it in the xxt level and it's been holding up SO much better!!

Discussed this with my 3 yr old before purchase and allowed her to choose between two colors. Was skeptical of her assurances that she’d be able to chew a bracelet instead of gnawing at skin, nails, and clothes. Have had her “chewy” for 2-3 weeks now, and.... She uses it! All. The. Time. It has made a huge difference for us already. She loves being allowed to wear jewelry/“chewlery,” and allows us to redirect to the bracelet when she forgets and begins to work on her nails or toys. Best random, fingers-crossed, purchase EVER! Only possible improvement for our family would be a slightly stiffer opening. Little One looses the bracelet sometimes without awareness (ie when climbing foam mats, etc at her gym or physical therapy appointments) because it opens so easily opens. We bought the magenta (most flexible) one, so it’s possible a tougher color would fall off less easily. This texture is the better match for what our kiddo likes to chew, though, so we won’t replace for now.

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Got this to help stop anxious nail biting and knuckle cracking. My daughter isn't a jewelry girl anyway. She seems to prefer chewing on the pencil toppers!

We have purchased several products that my son has loved but this just didn't work for us. The moment he started chewing on it he started pulling on it and it lost it's shape almost immediately. He still occasionally chews on it but it will not work as a bracelet anymore.