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5

Finger Chewing and Sucking

S.H. asks from Fort Smith

Does anyone have tips on how to get a child who is almost 10 to stop putting their fingers in their mouth? He is licking, chewing, and sucking on them. Husband and I ...

16

When Will She Stop

Y.B. asks from Sacramento

I was wondering when my 5 year old daughter will stop sucking her thumb. The thing is she she doesnt suck her thumb at school or anywhere public just at home. She m...

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My Baby Is Not Sucking Properly - Chomping

C.V. asks from Harrisburg

so my baby is nor sucking properly and he is three months old now. we are on a nipple shield and having a hard time coming off. but then the other day he wouldn't t...

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3 Month Old Found His Thumb - Help!

H.S. asks from Salt Lake City

My 3 month old baby found his thumb the other day, and I have caught it in his mouth several times since. I've already been through the thumbsucking with my older da...

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7 Year-old Thumb-sucker

C.A. asks from Minneapolis

My 7 year-old son is a thumb-sucker. He doesn't suck his thumb at school, but aside from taking off his backpack and/or jacket and/or shoes when he gets home from sc...

9

Sucking on Fingers

A.G. asks from Seattle

Hi, My almost 6 y.o. girl developed a habit two weeks ago that's driving me crazy. She sucks her fingers. Not the thumb, but other fingers, and sometimes is two or t...

12

Weaning from the Thumb

M.L. asks from Los Angeles

My daughter is 2 1/2 and has sucked on her thumbs since she was about 4 months old. This is mostly when she sleeps, watches TV, rides in the car or when she's nervou...

24

Toddler Toothbrushing Tips?

C.H. asks from Seattle

So, our 20 month old daughter loves brushing her own teeth (or sucking the training toothpaste off of her toothbrush!) The problem is, if we try to help her brush he...

8

How to Stop Nail Biting

A.A. asks from Kalamazoo

Not long after my baby boy was born, my little girl started biting her nails. I think it started because I was so busy, I probably neglected her nails for too long i...

8

Stopping Finger Sucking!

W.P. asks from Scranton

My three year old daughter still sucks her left pointer finger. She does it out of habit, when we are out she doesn't do it, unless she is in a new situation where s...

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