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How to Stop a 1 Year Old from Sucking Her Thumb?
Asked by T.W. from Chicago
on August 30, 2007
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Hi All, My one year old diligently sucks her thumb. For the most part she only does to fall asleep or when she is hungry. However, recently she seems to be doing it ...
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- I echo almost everyone else. My daughter is almost 2 and sucks her thumb the same way you describe. I am hesitant to take any huge action such as the THUMZ ointment as...
- The only suggestion I have is to try and sew the pajamas shut but you have to make sure it is a one piece or they can be littl houdini's(spelling) Everyone told me ...
- 1st step as a gentle reminder is putting a fun character bandaid on the finger they suck later on if she still sucks her thumb things like pinning socks to her pj's s...
15 Month Old Is Pulling Out Her Own hair...Any Advice?
Asked by K.M. from Philadelphia
on August 5, 2008
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My 15 month old daughter started pulling out her own hair about a month ago. She now has several bald patches and continues to pull at the hair that remains. She doe...
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- my neighbors girl did the same thing the were able to give her a barbie or barbie head and she used that instead also had to cut hair almost shaved because she was so bad
- Wow, my daughter (who is now almost 13)did the very same thing. She actually used to swallow it and we were worried it would get wrapped around her intestines since h...
- this may have no sim. with your daughter but my brother had this and as adult still does..he has adhd with mild torets syndrome..his son now pulls his hair out and has...
Mom Still Sucking Her Thumb
Asked by M.P. from Atlanta
on October 24, 2008
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This website is so awesome. I thought I would throw it out there...My twin is 33 years old and still sucking her thumb. It seems to become a crutch...She has had brac...
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- Well, it's a little odd, but let's just remember babies/kids suck their thumbs for comfort. It's sort of a security blanket. For adults it's a coping mechanism. Like s...
- I sucked my thumb (through all kinds of battles with my parents) until I was about 10 when they had an orthodontist insert an appliance that made it impossible. I ofte...
- Totally agree with Laura. I couldn't have said it better myself.
1 Year Old & Finger Sucking
Asked by S.C. from Evansville
on June 17, 2008
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My fourth child will be one next week. She's the only one of my four that has sucked her fingers (or thumb) for more than a few weeks. She started shortly after she ...
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- My 14 month old is doing the same thing. Ever since she got teeth in, her thumb looks like it's gone through a cheese grater during the night. This past weekend we...
- Ok I got two that sucks the thumb. One of them is 3 now. I don't know how to stop it but I know that top of her tumb does gets a bumb and does pull but really nothing ...
- I guess I wouldn't worry about it unless the skin is actually broken and she is bleeding. She should be ok unless there seems to be a sign of infection. I would be mor...
Wallpaper Whoops, Need Advice!
Asked by E.H. from Dallas
on July 9, 2008
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I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. I spent some time replacing a light fixture in the master bath only to find there was -zero- wallpaper behind it. Since the ne...
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- You can always find stickers that are very decorative like those that you put on tile to spruce it up and put it in a pattern over the whoops
- I am personally not a fan of wallpaper...I owuld take this as a sign from above that it is time for the wallpaper to go!
- Honestly, I'd get rid of the wall paper on that wall... then texture it and paint it. You don't have to tear all the paper down, just the one wall. Another thing I...
Thumb Sucker
Asked by S.A. from Lynchburg
on February 3, 2007
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I have a 1 year old and she is a thumb sucker. She has sucked her thumb until it is raw and it is starting to blister. What do I do? what can I do? How can I stop it? ...
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- My son did this earlier, at about 6 months--he had his hands in his mouth constantly, and they were raw and bleeding. We put vaseline on his hand and covered them with...
- I don't know if you can find it, but I used this stuff called Thumb on my daughter when she used to chew on her nails when she was little. You paint it on like finger...
- With my daughter(when she was a year; she's 2 1/2 now)we limited her thumb-sucking to bed/nap times. We just told her that now was not the time. If she still sucked h...
Mothers Who Had Thumbsuckers
Asked by J.P. from St. Louis
on February 12, 2008
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My son is 9 years old and he still sucks his thumb. My husband and I have tried to get him to stop but he just won't quit. Does anyone have any advice for me? Help!!!
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- I had a friend that her daughter was a thumbsucker at 8. She took her to I think a dentist or dr office. They gave her something that fit on their thumb and could not...
- Unfortunately it seems to have to be self motivated to get someone to stop. My daughter sucked her thumb until she was 7 and we tried everything to get her to stop. ...
- Hi I have a daughter who sucked her thumb until age 4. We asked her if we would buy her a hamster would she quit sucking her thumb? She said yes. So we went to the loc...
6 Month & Thumb Sucking
Asked by A.B. from Omaha
on October 2, 2007
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My son just turned 6 months and he has now discovered his thumbs. My question is, how to I get him to not suck on his thumbs? I would prefer him have a pacifier beca...
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- When my little boy started sucking his thumb, I had the same thinking as you. I thought that a pacifier would be easy to take away and I didn't want him to be a thumb...
- I would say that that is just his natural way of comforting and soothing hisself. In my experience the more you try to get your children NOT to do something the more ...
- I have three boys and have never let them have a pacifier nor their thumbs. Every time they started sucking their thumbs I pulled them out. You just have to distract...
Thumb Sucking
Asked by K.M. from Denver
on February 7, 2008
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Help, my 5 year old still sucks her thumb. She does not suck her thumb in school but her teeth are beginning to show her habit. We have tried many things but nothing...
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- this is some thing that worked for my daughter when she was 9 yrs.old and still sucking her thumb.She started when she was about 2yrs after I took the pacifier away fr...
- I have twin 4yr old boys who just recently stopped sucking their thumbs. The dentist told me that they would have to have a retainer put in their mouth that would pok...
- stick her thumb in so nail polish remover ever time she sucks on her thumb. when she stops for a long period of time reward her with some thing like painting her nails!
Almost 4 Year Old Still Sucks Thumb!
Asked by R.B. from Clarksville
on August 6, 2009
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My son will be 4 next month, and he still sucks his thumb. He only does it when he is sleeping or watching TV or having a book read to him. His dentist doesn't seem ...
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- I hate to be the bearer of bad news but my mother (47) still sucks her thumb!! I think it is riducluous and never have so I made sure that my daughter never started.
- This is a terrible admission, but I sucked my thumb and slept with a baby blanket until I was in 5th or 6th grade. At about the same time, I made my first official boy...
- Leave him alone, he'll quit when he's ready. You are focusing too much on it and you may end up with the reverse happening. Think about the reason you want him to stop...
