Thumbsucking

[rdkarob]

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]

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??

Hot sauce

 

[SoMDGirl42]

amputate the thumbs? Sorry, that was mean

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]

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.

 

[jetmonkey]

just one...

 

[jetmonkey]

amputate the thumbs? Sorry, that was mean

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.

probably found a substitute

 

[MLGTS08]

probably found a substitute

 

[sockgirl77]

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.

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]

Then she'll be a six year old running around with a ratty blankie. :linus:

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.

 

[SoMDGirl42]

probably found a substitute

I think you may be right!

 

[lovinmaryland]

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

 

[beerlover]

Why not just let her quit on her own when she's ready? I'm sure it won't be too long.

 

[Seamaid]

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

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??

 

[sockgirl77]

Why not just let her quit on her own when she's ready? I'm sure it won't be too long.

If her adult teeth are coming in, she'll have buck teef.

 

[baileydog]

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]

amputate the thumbs? Sorry, that was mean

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.

My 19 year old cousin still sucks her thumb when she sleeps. She still acts like a child in every other respect though, so it's just par for the course.

 

[vraiblonde]

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

 

[HumpArump]

Hot sauce

 

[sockgirl77]

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

It didn't work for me. It was nasty, though.

 

[mizteresa1965]

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!