Several authorities in this field have indicated their conviction that alcoholism represents an attempt to return to the so - called oral stage of life. (religion-online.org)
As the puppies grow, they will also go through a normal oral stage where they will experiment eating just about anything, including feces. (puppy-training-solutions.com)
All babies go through an actual oral stage in development which is quite appropriate — they suck on, bite, chew on and sometimes even swallow things like toys, clothing, paper, pretty much anything they find that they can get into their mouths. (day2dayparenting.com)