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Started this discussion. Last reply by beans_mama Aug 20.
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Our daughter was non-stop with the thumbsucking and I swear we could see her front teeth starting to "buck" out. So, I got some Mavela Stop and painted it on her thumbnail when she was asleep. Within a week she stopped sucking it. She *did* try to s…
Most kids stop by the time they are in first grade and if they don't stop by then, they usually stop shortly after that due to negative statements from peers. That's not really the most pleasant way for a child to stop thumb sucking but most kids wi…
How old is your daughter? What's the situation?
In general, it's hard to stop a behavior with a toddler. But you can encourage substitute behaviors. You can offer a pacifier instead, or encourage your daughter to use a lovey stuffed animal to calm…
Thanks, this is great.
Any advice on how I can get my daughter to stop sucking her thumb?
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