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Finger Sucking

C.K. asks from Indianapolis

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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Finger Sucker

S.K. asks from New York

I'm almost afraid to admit this, but my son is 6 years old and will NOT stop sucking his two middle fingers. He has done this since birth, and we have tried almost ev...

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Finger Sucking!!!! Please Help!

C.M. asks from Tucson

I have a 4.5 year old son who is a finger sucker. He sucks the middle 2 fingers of his right hand and has done this since birth. In the beginning we though "Oh this...

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Ideas to Stop My 5Yo from Finger-sucking

M.S. asks from Chicago

My almost 5yo son has been sucking his fingers since he was a baby. For the last year, we have tried to get him to stop. We have succeeded in getting him to reduce hi...

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Nail Biting!

D.W. asks from Tampa

Help! I've tried everything! My 2yr daughter is chewing her nails. And when I say she is chewing, I mean she is having breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, desert, the ...

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Important Explanation for 5 Year Old

T.S. asks from Oklahoma City

Hello mommies! I'm hoping that someone out there can give me some ideas. Our 5 year old daughter constantly has her fingers on her face, just inside her mouth or ch...

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5 Month Old Swallowing Hair

A.L. asks from Spokane

Hi, I have a 5 month old daughter who is creeping all around the house. She sucks her left middle and ring finger all the time. She is raking on what ever touches her...

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Using a Fork or a Spoon

R.M. asks from San Antonio

My daughter is 18 months old. She is a fairly good eater. She can feed herself like a pro (with fingers) but not with a fork or a spoon. That is where we are havin...

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3 1/2 Yo Won't Feed Himself!

C.C. asks from Houston

My sister practically raises her grandson...even though he does go home in the evenings with one of his parents(they have never lived together and aren't married). He...

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Nail Biting

T.F. asks from San Francisco

My daughter bites her nails and recently starting pulling and biting the skin on her fingers. Before it was a bad habit and now it's a health issue. She barely has sk...

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Answer Highlights

  • eat when he gets hungry enough in 2 answers "... himself, so she shouldn't worry about that. He'll eat when he gets hungry enough."
  • his fingers out of his mouth in 2 answers "I do still tell my son to get his fingers out of his mouth but I spend more time making ..."
  • spoons and forks in 4 answers "Have you tried the training spoons and forks?"
  • practice makes perfect in 2 answers "... now he pretty much can do it...he takes huge bites. Practice makes perfect."
  • sucking their fingers in 2 answers "I decided they were sucking their fingers because they had to and making them stop ..."