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How Do I Get Rid of the "PACI?"

J.H. asks from Dayton

My 2 1/2 year old daughter has become addicted to her pink soothie paci. We have limited the use to naps and bedtimes for a few months. Now it is time to get rid of...

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Pacifer Question!

K.V. asks from Kalamazoo

My daughter will be 20 months on Christmas Day and she still has a pacifer (we call it a sucky). She doesn't typically have it all day. Daycare has one for her, but...

18

Thumb Sucking

J.N. asks from Fort Smith

My daughter is going on 5 years old and my husband and I have tried everything it feels like to get her to stop sucking her thumb. We have put hot sauce on it, NO BI...

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Should I Give My Newborn a Pacifier?

N.O. asks from Chicago

Hi All, We're expecting out second child in March. Out of sheer luck/stupidity/lack of knowledge or all of the above, we did not give our first a pacifier. She a...

18

The Dreaded Binky!

C.W. asks from Redding

Quick question/opinion needed. I have a 3 yr 3 mo old daughter who still has a binky....yes I know...ahhh! With our first, it was no big deal...before 3 it was gone w...

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Thumb Sucking & How to Cope

E.M. asks from Lexington

My 18 month old daughter gave up her pacifier when she was 10 months old. We went on a trip to North Carolina and on the way back were traveling through the mountains...

20

Thumbsucking

A.P. asks from Austin

My son found his thumb in the womb. He rediscovered it at about 3 weeks. Now, he doesn't discriminate - he'll suck either thumb! Now, he's 2 1/2 and its a bad habi...

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Thumb Sucking 5 Year Old

M.L. asks from Phoenix

Need ideas on how to help my 5 year old stop sucking her thumb. She has done it since BEFORE she was born! (We have an ultrasound photo with her thumb in her mouth!)...

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Thumbsucking

N.G. asks from Columbia

Any advice on how to get a toddler to stop sucking her thumb. My 19mo old daughter has been sucking her thumb ever since she was in the womb (as seen by ultrasound)....

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My 4 1/2 Year Old Sucks Her Fingers and Is Starting to Be Criticized by Peers.

D.G. asks from Philadelphia

MY 4 1/2 year old daughter has sucked her two center fingers from minutes after birth. It is a way for her to soothe herself and is very well established habit. She a...

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  • year old who sucks her thumb in 2 answers "I have a 5-year-old who sucks her thumb, too."
  • never sucked his thumb in 2 answers "... the aid of braces.... On the other hand, my son who never sucked his thumb ..."
  • big girls dont suck in 2 answers "... big girls get there ears done so she can come to realize BIG girls don't suck ..."
  • sucked their thumbs in 2 answers "... she was still sucking her thumb, because both of her parents sucked their thumbs ..."
  • suck their thumbs in 2 answers "... tell your child how awful thumbsucking is and that only babies suck their thumbs ..."