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No Confidence!

S.F. asks from Syracuse

Ok so I am working on the thumb sucking but now I need to face a new problem with myself. I want to know how do you teach your kids confidence when you don't have an...

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"9 Year Old Still Sucking Thumb"

K.C. asks from Lafayette

I need some help figuring out how to get my 9 year old son to stop sucking his thumb.

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Thumb Sucking

E.G. asks from Flagstaff

My son, who is almost four, has sucked his thumb since birth. At first I didn't mind because it was so much easier than a pacifier. (i.e. he never dropped it or lost ...

15

Thumbsucking 8 Year Old

P.M. asks from Tucson

My eight year old son, sucks his thumb. First of all he did not start sucking his thumb till he was 2 years old when we moved from Tucson to Sedona, we moved back to...

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I've Got a Chewer...

J.J. asks from San Francisco

Hello everyone. My son is a chewer. 10 yrs old & chews on his hands (has calluses now); chews on shirt & jacket sleeves; actually chewed a whole in one of his shirt s...

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Seeking Discipline Ideas

L.P. asks from Fort Wayne

My daughter needs help in disciplining her 2 and 3 year old. The 2 year old does not listen to anything, he bites, he hits, kicks and argues. I am at a lost for her b...

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Thumb-Sucking

D.R. asks from Los Angeles

I have a 7 year old daughter who is still sucking her thumb. She does not do this at school or in front of friends. She sucks her thumb around family only. She suc...

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5 Year Old Still Sucking Thumb at Night

P.Y. asks from Houston

My daughter's dentist recommended that she stop sucking her thumb by age 5. When she was 4 she said she would stop when she turned 5. That didn't happen. She still...

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Seek Advice on Stopping Thumb Sucking

K.B. asks from Dallas

I have a 2 1/2 yr old boy who has been sucking his thumb basically since birth, he refused a pacifier and has always liked his thumb. He used to mainly suck his thumb...

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Child Is Biting and Scratching/grabbing Faces

L.B. asks from Chicago

Hello Moms, My 17 month daughter has been biting at daycare, and at home, and also grabs and scratches our faces. I ahve tried flicking her cheek when she bites, te...

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  • put his thumb in his mouth in 2 answers "... you do with him that involves both hands so he can't put his thumb in his mouth ..."
  • nail polish remover in 2 answers "S., as a nail technician I don't recommend nail polish remover or nail polish."
  • former thumb sucker in 2 answers "I am a 44 year old former thumb sucker and mother of a 4 and a half thumb sucker--- and ..."
  • minute per year of age in 2 answers "I believe in the time out - a minute per year of age."
  • suck his thumb in 5 answers "We designated that he may suck his thumb only on his bed."