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Need Advice on How to Help My 6 Year Old Stop Thumbsucking

J.H. asks from Salt Lake City

I need help and advice to help my six year old stop sucking her thumb.

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20 Month Old Biting

S.F. asks from Dayton

My 20 month old twin boys are currently going through the biting phase. I've tried most of the "nice" methods of dealing with this problem, pretending to cry when th...

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8 Year Old with a Chewing Problem

A.Y. asks from Salt Lake City

My sister asked me a question the other day and I didn't have a clue on how to help. Her oldest is 8 years old and seems to chew on everything. She's constantly fin...

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Any Thoughts on Discouraging Nail and Cuticle Biting?

A.B. asks from Portland

My daughter has developing a habit of chewing on her thumbnails and cuticles....It is really doing some damage and causing a lot of hangnails....She really never was ...

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What Did You Do to Help Your Child Give up the Pacifier?

M.Y. asks from Peoria

My son is 19 months old now and I feel it is time to get rid of the binky and I don't know the best way. Just looking for some friendly advice.

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How to Break the Thumb Paci Habit??

E.M. asks from Louisville

ok i think i have asked this before but now im really in a pinch my daughter is 4 and still uses the paci. yes 4.... i have heard people say cut a hole in it... my da...

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Nail Biting Problem

T.T. asks from Raleigh

I know that this is a common problem, however this is the first time I have faced it as a parent. My daughter bites her nails. I am taking her to a psychologist. S...

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Bitten at Daycare!!

M.C. asks from Hartford

Let me first start out by saying I love my son's daycare. We searched for a long time to find the right place for him and pay a significat amount of money ($1250 / mo...

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  • former nail biter in 2 answers "I am a former nail biter and my parents did all kinds of things to me, including hot ..."
  • sugar free gum in 2 answers "2) Giving him things he can chew on, like sugar free gum or even a baby chew toy that ..."
  • sucking their thumbs in 2 answers "... however, 100% inexperienced with getting a child to stop sucking their thumbs."
  • nail polish in 6 answers "There is a sort of "nail polish""
  • paci fairy in 4 answers "I would also try the paci fairy."