tips to stop thumb sucking

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My Toddler Is Pulling Her Hair Out.

A.R. asks from Salt Lake City

My daughter is 16 months and has sucked her thumb since she was 8 months. She used to play with her hair with her other hand while she was sucking her thumb. For th...

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Thumbsucking! Almost 3 Yr Old Daughter

D.B. asks from Phoenix

Help! My little sweetie Abby is an avid thumbsucker & associates it with rubbing a silky tag or that silky material. If she sees that material she'll grab it & start ...

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Any on Tips for Pacifier Weaning

A.W. asks from Dallas

I think it's time for Jayden to say Goodbye to her pacifer but when She having Tantrum and scream i give her a pacifer just stop it from her throwing the tantrum and...

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I Got My 3 Year Old off of the Pacifier and Now She Sucks Her Wrist Constantly

L.T. asks from Salt Lake City

Does anyone have tips for getting my daughter to stop sucking her wrist. We were so happy when we got her off of her "binkie" two months ago but she found another wa...

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Any Thoughts on Pacifier Use or Any Alternative?

M.Y. asks from Chicago

Our 11-week-old son wants to suck everything his lips come cross--his hand, my neck, a towel, our shirts etc... We understand that sucking is his natural need to comf...

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Give Back the Pacifier?

I.X. asks from Los Angeles

So my 23 month old picked up a pacifier habit. She never took one as a baby. She discovered them when she was one, but I just kept them out of reach for the most pa...

6

Almost 3 Month Old Gagging Himself with Fingers

J.S. asks from Phoenix

Hi Moms, My almost 3 month old keeps sticking his fingers in his mouth to suck and ends up gagging himself. He was just sucking the thumb which was ok, but now has ...

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Best Pacifier

K.T. asks from Kansas City

Jack loves to suck. The only problem with that is that he only wants to suck on the breast. I have helped him try to find us hand, thumb, and fingers. I have bough...

10

Is It a Calming Thing or a Habit? Bad Habit?

L.A. asks from Austin

Sucking your thumb or fingers. Biting your nails Sucking on a blanket Whinning Picking your nose Yesterdays question about how to get a child to quit sucking ...

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Taking Away Pacifier Tips 2Yr Old Boy

A.S. asks from Reading

he only uses it for nap and bedtime i want to take it away i think 2 is a good age right last night he fell right asleep without it i was like YAH but he skipped...

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  • hair pulling disorder in 2 answers "I am 30 and have been suffering from Trech, the hair pulling disorder since I was ..."
  • suck their thumb in 2 answers "... a pacifier is not a guarantee that the child will not still suck their thumb ..."
  • youll have a few days in 2 answers "Cold turkey - you'll have a few days of screaming, but then you'll be done with it."
  • sucking his thumb in 2 answers "... he has a retainer in his mouth that actually prevents him from sucking his thumb."
  • no ill effects in 2 answers "... fed my son and he had multiple pacifiers to comfort him with no ill effects."