#asktheexpert respected sir , my son is 1year old. and he is thumb sucking during sleep what can I do to help him forget the habbit he is growing with

1 Answer

ExpertDr. Gunjan BawejaPaediatrician3 years ago

A. hello best method for doing this is to distract him and make him busy for something else. give him toy or some other things to eat so that he forgets thumb sucking.

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