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Help with Thumb Sucking

T.J. asks from Fresno

I have twins that are 5 1/2 and a three year old. One twin was addicted to a little bear we affectionately named Stinky and we took it away from her at about age 3 a...

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Thumb Sucking, HELP!

M.C. asks from Boise

Hi ...... So I have a 16 month old that sucks 2 fingers. He never took to a pacifer and did not start sucking fingers till like 6 months old. I thought he would out g...

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Cream/treatment for Thumb-sucker

A.S. asks from New York

My 23-month-old daughter has been a thumb-sucker practically from birth. This has always been just fine with me - she is able to self-soothe and I'm not constantly b...

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Thumb Sucking Woes

J.C. asks from Dallas

My 3 1/2 year old daughter has a habit of sucking her thumb and I have no idea how to help her break the habit. My other two kids used binkies so all I had to do was ...

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Thumb Sucking Infants

L.B. asks from Stationed Overseas

Has anybody ever tried to stop a baby from sucking their thumb? He's only 3 months old and I see a habit forming. Right now it seems to be mostly chewing (he is tee...

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Pacifier Vs. Thumb

S.K. asks from Dallas

My 2nd son is 2.5 months old now. He is a paci kid. My first son was not, although I begged him to take it during his colic phase! But he never wanted it. So this...

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Any Tips on Giving up Thumb Sucking?

K.J. asks from Orlando

I had decided that 3 years old would be the "quitting" time for the thumb sucking, since through my research it was at age 4 it starts to damage the structure of the ...

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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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4 y.o. Still Sucking Thumb

P.H. asks from Denver

Hi there, My son, who is about to turn 4, is still sucking his thumb. He was BORN sucking it... we even saw him doing it on the 20 week ultra-sound! Any time his...

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4 Month Old Daughter Sucking Her Thumb

J.L. asks from Roanoke

I would like to hear from moms who have dealt with their little ones sucking their thumbs...how long did they suck their thumbs and how did you get them to stop. My ...

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  • suck their thumbs in 4 answers "... I had braces, but so did my other six siblings who did not suck their thumbs."
  • stop sucking his thumb in 2 answers "I told my son that it was time to stop sucking his thumb now that he is a big boy."
  • started sucking his thumb in 2 answers "My son started sucking his thumb when he was still in the womb."
  • suck their thumbs in 3 answers "Very few children suck their thumbs after they enter school."
  • sucked their thumbs in 2 answers "Both of my kids have sucked their thumbs since they were about 9 weeks old (and therefore ..."