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How Do I Stop My Almost Four-year-old from Sucking His Thumb?

H.B. asks from Salt Lake City

My son will be four years old in December, and he still sucks his thumb! I have not tried drastic measures yet, but I feel he is getting way to old to be sucking sti...

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Thumb Sucking Pushing Teeth Out

C.H. asks from Denver

I have a 3(1/2) year old who sucks his thumb a lot, for sure at nap and bedtime and also when he has to "deal" with things... stressful situations or when he gets hu...

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Advice on Breaking the Thumbsucking Habit in a Four-year-old

S.R. asks from Kansas City

I was wanting to know if anybody had any helpful hints to help my daughter break her habit of thumb sucking. I have tried rewards to bandaids to vinegar to disciplin...

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How Did You Help Your Older Child Stop Sucking His/her Thumb?

M.B. asks from Dallas

We have never made a big deal out of our daugther sucking her thumb (because people said it would make her do it more) but now she is asking me for help to stop. She ...

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Need Help to Stop Thumb Sucking (5 1/2Yr Old)

R.L. asks from Las Vegas

My, almost 6yr old, son still sucks his thumb. He does it when he's tired or bored (like in the car). Thankfully, he doesn't do it at school. We have tried everythi...

9

Breaking the Binky!

A.C. asks from San Francisco

Hi there, I need help breaking the binky. My son is 2 1/2 and loves his pacifier. My husband and I only let him use it at bedtime and naptime. It is not allowed o...

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Pacifier or Thumb?

C.L. asks from Dallas

I was determined to have my baby use a pacifier instead of his thumb because I'd be able to take it away more easily than his own finger...however, he's terrible with...

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Thumb-sucking

C.S. asks from Milwaukee

Hello, all! My 23 month old son is a total thumbsucker, and his thumb is getting really chapped! I can't put any salve or lotion on it, because he will suck it righ...

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2 Questions. Thumb Sucking and Public Toilet Potty Training

C.M. asks from Los Angeles

So, first my daughter is 5 years old. She has sucked her thumb ever since she was born. She is in preschool and will be in K this fall. How do I get her to stop doing...

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Finger Sucking

K.S. asks from Topeka

My daughter is 2 yrs. 8 mos. and has always sucked on her middle two fingers since she was a baby. We have tried to start breaking her of this habit, but of course as...

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  • suck his thumb in 5 answers "... her tongue thrust was worse than mine) - so I would say let him suck his thumb ..."
  • sucking their thumbs in 2 answers "... is very hard to break, I have seen 7th graders revert to sucking their thumbs ..."
  • who sucked her thumb in 2 answers "This comes from someone who sucked her thumb and needed lots of braces to fix the ..."