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Baby Gets Fussy When Eating Solids

C.H. asks from Cincinnati

My 4 1/2 month old has been eating rice cereal for a week, a couple of tablespoons 1-2 times a day. She is interested in the spoon and food, opens her mouth for it, ...

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18 Month Old Biting Her Nails

R.R. asks from San Francisco

I just realized that my 18 month old daughter is biting her nails. I haven't needed to clip her finger nails in months, I thought maybe they were just breaking off, ...

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Give Me Your Opinion on the Effect of Thumbsucking on Teeth for a 2 1/2 Yr Old

C. asks from Cleveland

My daughter's dentist wants her to stop sucking her thumb because of her top two teeth but I've read that at her age it is only a myth that it has long term affects. ...

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3 Mo Old Refuses Pacifier and Sucks Hand/fingers Only--leading to Thumb Sucking?

L.K. asks from San Francisco

My 3 1/2 month old used to use a pacifier, but Good Sam lactation nurses told me to take away while breastfeeding--but now that she is established in breastfeeding, I...

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Son with Nervous Habits

H.B. asks from Binghamton

My son is 10 years old, and extremely bright. Last year, he started with these small nervous habits, like touching his mouth with his 2 pointer fingers as he breathe...

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Is 2 Months Too Young?

R.M. asks from Hartford

My 2 month old seems to be teething. I thought they started way after this. She's drooling, gnawing on her fingers, and is very cranky, so it seems like teething to m...

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Having Trouble Getitng 2 Year Old off Passy

A.W. asks from Norfolk

I would like advise on how to get my two year old off her passifier. She will not give up her passifier. If she does not have a passifer she kinda has an anxiety aty ...

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19 Month Old with Sudden Sleep Problem

E.G. asks from Pittsburgh

We have a 19 month old daughter who, until now, has been an excellent sleeper most of her life. We typically say a prayer, sing few songs, rock her a little, then gi...

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Thumb/Finger Sucking

S. asks from Chicago

Would love to hear suggestions on how to get my daughters (3 1/2 who sucks her thumb and 6 year old who sucks her first two fingers) to stop. I have tried the horrib...

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2 Yr Old Chewing Finger Nails!

A.K. asks from Tulsa

My son is 2 1/2 and has been biting his fingernails for a week or so now. I'm not really sure where to start to fix it as none of my kids have ever had the problem. I...

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  • shes going to need braces in 2 answers "It's possible that she's going to need braces but it's not due to thumb-sucking."
  • started teething at 2 months in 2 answers "Don't worry my daughter started teething at 2 months and is now 5 months and has no ..."
  • sucked his thumb in 2 answers "My brother sucked his thumb until he was 10, he needed braces, coincidence or not ..."
  • sucked my thumb in 4 answers "I am one who sucked my thumb until I was 10or 12 only at night."
  • thumb sucker in 4 answers "The pediatric dentist told us that, because he was a thumb sucker, it would help pull ..."