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Need Advice on How to Help My 6 Year Old Stop Thumbsucking
Asked by J.H. from Salt Lake City
on July 28, 2007
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I need help and advice to help my six year old stop sucking her thumb.
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- Hi J., I had the same problem when I was growing up. I sucked my thumb until I was six years old as well. My mom got me to stop sucking my thumb by putting nasty medi...
- My daughter is 4 and I had a problem with this until I took her to the pediatrician. He recommended a thumb guard. They're about 60 dollars on Amazon, but I had tried ...
- Have you chatted with your peditrician or a pediatirc dentist? Are her teeth goofy from the thumb sucking, maybe a pediatric dentist can put a wire in the top of her ...
Thumb Sucking 5 Year Old
Asked by J.B. from Cincinnati
on July 4, 2007
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My oldest son is getting ready to go to kindergarten in the fall. He still sucks his thumb all the time. I try to "remind" him that big boys don't do that, but I can't...
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- J., My son sucked his thumb for a long time; until he was 9. But not in public though. I told him he can only suck his thumb when he goes to bed or is at home watching...
- the only advice i can really give is to PLEASE don't make a big deal about it. kids need a way of coping with stress(or tiredness or boredom) just like adults do. over...
- My mom said that when my grandma wanted her to stop sucking her thumb, she made her wear mittens at night - she stopped after a couple days because she didn't like the...
Thumb Sucking
Asked by J.W. from Minneapolis
on February 12, 2008
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I have a 5 1/2 yr old daughter that sucks her thumb and has to rub someone elses thumb, how do I get her to stop? She never sucked her thumb until we moved last year t...
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- iT SOUNDS LIKE STRESS AND JEALOUS A THING. i KNOW A FAMILY WHO HAD SOME DAUGHTERS WHO WOULD NOT POTTY TRAIN TOTAL TILL SIX YEARS OLD. sCHOOL WAS THE MOTAVATOR. nO S...
- Hi J., I have six children ages 30, 23,18,16,14,7. I am 45 and was a thumb sucker myself. My advice for you is to provide your baby with an alternative activity. When ...
- My nine year old sucked his thumb non-stop from the time he was 3 months old till nine. Nothing I did would get him to stop. I kept telling him he would end up with br...
Thumb Sucking
Asked by S.T. from Columbus
on February 12, 2008
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My daughter is 5 1/2 and still sucks her thumb at night to help her fall asleep. She also sooths herself "down there" to help her fall asleep. I've read this will ev...
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- I sucked my thumb until I was 13 and I tured out ok (I think!) :) I did have to have braces, but my parents never put pressure on me to quit. If she is only sucking ...
- We are going through the same thing here, 3 nail biters (including me) and 2 thumb suckers. My son is 6 and it's a big deal to me to get him to stop. I told him my s...
- Funny you asked the same question I did at the pediatrician last week. The artical from MD Consult they gave me said to not worry about it until their 6 or 7 and thei...
Thumb Suckers
Asked by F.M. from Sarasota
on November 24, 2006
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anyone got any ideas for stopping thumb sucking??? she is 4 yrs old and constantly sucks her thumb, often I think it is for comfort but she will be starting school nex...
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- Eliminating Thumb Sucking Habit 1. Child must understand that thumb sucking is a damaging habit if it continues and child must want to quit. “Thumb sucking is so...
- My little guy is a thumb sucker also and we tried everything also.. Nothing helps.. They will grow out of it I am sure because my oldest sister sucked her thumb when s...
- Hi, F., my daughter is 3 and sucked her thumb from about 2 months of age until around 6 months ago. There are products you can buy, check at your local pharmacy, they...
Thumb Sucking
Asked by T.I. from Pittsburgh
on July 25, 2009
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My daughter is 2 1/2 and ha always sucked her thumb. She would use a stuffed animal and rub the nap above her upper lip while sucking but now she pulls her hair acros...
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- My one son was a thumb sucker, He even sucked a whole into his nail. We have him know who is 10 pretty much without his thumb, but sometimes we catch him. My brother o...
- Although I haven't dealth with this issue personally, I felt compelled to write you that my husband's twin sister sucked her thumb until she was 5 or 6 years old. She...
- Hi T., No real experience here with a thumb-sucker, but she seems near the age for dental visits. See what they say. Mostly I just wanted to comment (and commend yo...
Finger Sucking
Asked by C.K. from Indianapolis
on March 30, 2009
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3 of my 4 grandchildren suck their fingers or thumbs - the youngest is 5 the oldest is 13. What can we do to stop this habbit?
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- I secretly (during a nap) painted my daughters thumb with a nail polish specifically designed for just such things. It tastes nasty. She woke up from the nap, sucked i...
- I used to be a thumb sucker and I have an overbite and crooked bottom teeth because of it. I've mostly out grown it because I know it would make me look silly. There m...
- Well, I had the same problem with my kids when they were younger. You can try to put a sock over their hands when they are at home. I tried every kind of sauce ther...
Thumb Sucking
Asked by J.M. from Scranton
on February 20, 2007
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My 10mo old baby is sucking her thumb and that doesnt bother me, but i am guessing that because she has teeth her thumb is rubbing against them, and it has made her th...
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- my daughter also sucks her thumb and she has a blister on the top and it is very dry and looks sore everywhere else. Her dr said that it was fine. If it doesn't bother...
- I have a 10 month old as well who has sucked her thumb since birth. My daughter only does it while she is sleeping. when she is awake during the day she is so occupie...
- I wouldn't try to stop her thumb sucking at this age. To heal her thumb, however, you may try Lansinoh. She can still suck her thumb with it on there. It's used mai...
Advice
Asked by J.J. from Houston
on August 24, 2009
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I am trying to handle this in a positive manner. My aunt keeps my kids all the time. She never had kids. My daughter sucks her thumb. When I went to pick her up (age ...
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- Oh Lord, I hope it wasn't skin to skin contact...I have heard when people say to the kids when they are sucking their thumb, "Oooo caca" or "oooo poopoo" to relay that...
- Talk to your Aunt alone and without the kids around. Explain to her what was wrong. Talk it out. If she doesn't see anything wrong then I would be a little concerned. ...
- I am totally shocked by what your aunt did. Any person who even considers something like that in their mind is a little off. If her judgement was so off with something...
Is Thumb-sucking Really That Bad?
Asked by C.C. from Los Angeles
on November 10, 2008
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i have a 4 month old baby boy, Hunter, very cute, very happy, very easy going. lately he's started to suck on his thumbs. my mom (who helps take care of him) is very...
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- Crikey! Let the poor kid suck his thumb. He's only four months old. He is soothing himself. We can't let our moms get all of their fears out on us, though lord kno...
- I sucked my thumb for 12 years--only at night--and never had raw thumbs. My parents tried to put stuff on my thumbs to make it tast bad--I sucked it of. It was comfort...
- I am a mother of 3- 11 year old, 8 year old and 5 year old. Two out of the 3 sucked their thumbs and were happier and more able to self soothe than the one who did no...
