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rdkarob

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My daughter is six and still sucks her thumb. I do not know what to do now that she is losing her baby teeth she needs to stop. I have tried positive reinforcement, no luck, I took her to the dentist and he said he may have to put a device on her permanent teeth to break the habit, costly at that!!!

Any suggestions??
 
lovinmaryland

lovinmaryland

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rdkarob said:
My daughter is six and still sucks her thumb. I do not know what to do now that she is losing her baby teeth she needs to stop. I have tried positive reinforcement, no luck, I took her to the dentist and he said he may have to put a device on her permanent teeth to break the habit, costly at that!!!

Any suggestions??
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Hot sauce
 
SoMDGirl42

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amputate the thumbs? Sorry, that was mean :flowers:

I don't have any idea. I had a friend growing up that sucked her thumb. She did it until she was 16. She said she stopped, but I think she only said she stopped so everyone would quit teasing her about it. Good luck.
 
MLGTS08

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I took child development in school and we learned its a way of comforting. Try to slowly wean her off give her something else for comfort possibly a blanket or something. At night you also could try putting a little bit of vassaline(sp?) on her thumbs or something else distasteful, so she wont want to suck them. Hope this helps.
 
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SoMDGirl42 said:
amputate the thumbs? Sorry, that was mean :flowers:

I don't have any idea. I had a friend growing up that sucked her thumb. She did it until she was 16. She said she stopped, but I think she only said she stopped so everyone would quit teasing her about it. Good luck.
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probably found a substitute
 
sockgirl77

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MLGTS08 said:
I took child development in school and we learned its a way of comforting. Try to slowly wean her off give her something else for comfort possibly a blanket or something. At night you also could try putting a little bit of vassaline(sp?) on her thumbs or something else distasteful, so she wont want to suck them. Hope this helps.
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Then she'll be a six year old running around with a ratty blankie. :linus:


P.S. Hot sauce did not work for me. The pepper nail polish did not work either. I sucked my thumb in my sleep until I was 7. Mom said I just quit one night and never did it again. :shrug:
 
MLGTS08

MLGTS08

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sockgirl77 said:
Then she'll be a six year old running around with a ratty blankie. :linus:
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True... but they could try it just at night time to sleep with the blanket, worked for me when I was young but I guess all children are different.
 
lovinmaryland

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try dipping her thumb in nail polish remover... i know whenever i use that and accidentally put my finger in mouth i gag :barf:
 
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Seamaid

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Speaking from experience, she will quit on her own, when she is ready.


rdkarob said:
My daughter is six and still sucks her thumb. I do not know what to do now that she is losing her baby teeth she needs to stop. I have tried positive reinforcement, no luck, I took her to the dentist and he said he may have to put a device on her permanent teeth to break the habit, costly at that!!!

Any suggestions??
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baileydog

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I dont remember the last time I saw an adult sucking their thumb. I know a few crybabys but no thumb suckers. She will quit when shes ready.
 
Nickel

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SoMDGirl42 said:
amputate the thumbs? Sorry, that was mean :flowers:

I don't have any idea. I had a friend growing up that sucked her thumb. She did it until she was 16. She said she stopped, but I think she only said she stopped so everyone would quit teasing her about it. Good luck.
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My 19 year old cousin still sucks her thumb when she sleeps. :faint: She still acts like a child in every other respect though, so it's just par for the course. :ohwell:
 
vraiblonde

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They sell stuff at the drugstore that you paint on their nails - tastes nasty, won't wash off, but it won't hurt them.
 
sockgirl77

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vraiblonde said:
They sell stuff at the drugstore that you paint on their nails - tastes nasty, won't wash off, but it won't hurt them.
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It didn't work for me. It was nasty, though. :barf:
 
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mizteresa1965

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I tried every remedie for my lil one, who is now 16. And she STILL sucks her thumb when she watches TV and sleeps. Her teeth are absolutely fine!

Yeah, I know.......16.........come on, I'm ready for the stupid comments! :lalala:
 
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