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Thumbsucking
Asked by E.F. from Columbus
on February 3, 2008
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Any foolproof suggestions to stop thumbsucking? Already tried ThumbGuards.
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- Hello, Luckily, my children didn't get into the binki's or thumb sucking. However, a friend of mine just called this week and told me she is also trying to break her...
- I was a thumbsucker, and nothing worked on me. Finally, in 4th grade, I got an implant on the roof of my mouth that prevented the "unconscious" sucking I did in my sle...
- Hi - Nothing is foolproof where the living body is concerned! My response is from my perspective as a CranioSacral Therapist. I work with many children and babies...
Thumbsucking
Asked by N.G. from Columbia
on February 18, 2008
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Any advice on how to get a toddler to stop sucking her thumb. My 19mo old daughter has been sucking her thumb ever since she was in the womb (as seen by ultrasound). ...
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- The more you bring it to their attention the more they will suck thier thumbs, Ingore them and they will stop sooner it's like kids saying bad words don't act like you...
- put hot sauce on it she want suck it any more
- I feel your pain, my 20 month old daughter sucks her first two fingers. I am a dental hygienist and tried my best in the beginning to stop this habit. We have recent...
What to Do About Thumbsucking?
Asked by T.B. from Sacramento
on March 1, 2009
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Hi, my four year old has sucked his thumb from the time he was 6 mo. old. I thought that he would have stopped by now, but he hasn't. To make things worse, he lost o...
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- Unless your dentist is worried about it, I wouldn't be. These aren't his adult teeth, & chances are he'll quit on his own before the adult teeth show up--IF you don't...
- T., It's all about self-comforting. I did it until I was 7, and had a home life that caused intense anxiety. Giving your son negative attention around it will pro...
- My son sucked his thumb until he was 5, we used liquid you paint on his thumb that tastes really bad. I can't remember the name since it was so long ago, but it is us...
Help with Thumbsucking
Asked by A.H. from Allentown
on June 2, 2008
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My now 2 and 1/2 year old never took to a pacifier or thumbsucking as an infant, but since she turned two and copied someone else, she has been sucking her thumb nigh...
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- I think all you can do is praise her for the times she is not sucking her thumb, and come up with a cue to remind her not to suck it when she is awake. I do think at t...
- A., I had 2 binky girls and a thumbsucker. At about 2-3 years of age, my thumbsucker E started to get leery of germs, so we decided to see if it would work with her t...
- I don't really have a good solution for you. I was a thumbsucker and stopped when I was about 4, so I can remember it very well. It was the only way i'd be able to g...
Thumbsucking
Asked by C.T. from Modesto
on April 2, 2007
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My 12 year old daughter still sucks her thumb! I have tried everything from putting something bad tasteing, to makeing her were gloves at night. Nothing seems to work....
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- C., Wow, 12 huh? that's a harder one, they are smart enough to know how to get around all teh tricks we try on our babies... I guess you almost get to the level of ...
- Hi C., I work at a children's dental office, and can assure you that this will DEFINITELY affect her teeth. Is her mouth "pointed" in the front? Or does it look like ...
- There was a fabulous book I picked up at the Fresno County Library on thumbsucking entitled "Helping the Thumb Sucking Child" by Rose Marie van Norton. It showed phot...
Thumbsucking
Asked by A.B. from Pittsburgh
on October 12, 2009
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My daughter is 32 months old. She has sucked her thumb from day 1. I tried to get her to use the bink just so it would be easier to get her off of it once she got olde...
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- Tell her she is only allowed to suck her thumb in her bed. She may need to go in her bed for 5 minutes to get a "fix", but she will not stay in her bed long because th...
- Hi A., Take it from me, thumbsucking is far more than just another "bad habit" that parents think they need to "break". Your daughter is sucking to self-comfort. S...
- Dear A., I hope thia will be an easy one to figure out. Every night after dinner my husband and I would take turns lying down with out children and read them, or hav...
Thumbsucking!
Asked by N.D. from San Francisco
on May 7, 2008
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Hi there! My 2 year old sucks her thumb quite a bit. I am ok with it, other than the fact that it is raw, chapped and bleeding! It doesn't hurt or bother her and sh...
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- I agree that it is not really that big of deal. My brother had thesame issue though with his tumb getting all gross from time to time. My mom put neosporine a bandaid ...
- I sucked my thumb until I was 8 years old. My parents tried everything: rubbing hot peppers on it, band-aids, the gross nail polish, bribery, nothing worked. My two fr...
- My daughter sucked her thumb from 4mos until 5yrs. I used to show her how the unsucked thumb looked compared to the sucked one. She almost sucked her thumbprint off (...
Thumbsucking,,,,,
Asked by D.B. from Albany
on October 8, 2007
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My 3 month old son sucked his thumb since before he came into this world. I say that because I have most of the ultrasound photos with his hands near or on his face.....
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- I agree with Sarah. He is self soothing and thats normal and acceptable. I know you worry about teeth and such, but my daughter sucked her two middle fingers until she...
- Thumbsucking is their comfort zone. Don't worry about it, especially because he is so young. Even when kids do it into their toddler years, it is a way to comfort them...
- i would try another kind of binkie it took quite a few before i found the right one for my daughter good luck
Thumbsucking
Asked by H.T. from Anchorage
on March 31, 2008
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My 15 month old won't give up sucking her thumbs.She always preferred her thumb to a pacifier. I even have an utrasound picture of when I was 4 months pregnant with he...
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- My daughter has sucked her thumb from the start, too, and she's almost 3. A lot of people give her a hard time about it, but we don't. It's comforting for them to do...
- I am no dentist - let me preface with that! Also let me add my opinions about childhood habits and "dependence" as well as my own experience really color this for me....
- My son is also a thumbsucker. We have limited his thumbsucking to bedtime as I heard someone else suggest. Also, during the day or when he is really having a hard time...
Thumbsucking
Asked by M.B. from Lubbock
on July 25, 2007
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My son is 2.5 and about a month after giving up his pacifier(on his own)at about 9 months, he began sucking his thumb. I tried everything I could think of including th...
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- my daughter sucks her thumb (she is now 9 mo.)...when she started to suck her thumb she was only about 5 months old. we were sad that she picked up the habit...but i ...
- I had a pacifier "issue" with my daughter...she did not give it up until she was 5!!!! I was beside myself & spoke with my brother who is a dentist. (Thank goodness s...
- Find a pediatric dentist and see if you need to worry. They have appliances they glue behind their teeth that will poke their thumb when it becomes an issue.
