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My baby boy is 2 years and 3 months old, he has a habit of sucking thumb most of the time but not when he is playful, what to do or how to stop this or should we stop it ?
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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 11 m old boy1 Year agoA. babies have natural rooting and sucking reflexes, which can cause them to put their thumbs or fingers into their mouths . because thumb sucking makes babies feel secure, some babies might eventually develop a habit of thumb sucking when they're in need of soothing or going to sleep. sometimes due to stress also this can occur. it is many times increased during the teething process also. you can wait till max till permanent tooth eruption starts most experts agree that a thumb-sucker younger than 5 shouldn't be pressured to stop stop by 1 positive reinforcement : praise when child does not do it. also offer bed time stories and outside entertainment when child does not do it. f 2 identify trigger as what led to it. stress ?? 3 gentle reminder. do not scold and severely criticize last option- dentist treatment after 5years .
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RashmiMom of a 11 yr 6 m old girl1 Year agoA. Neem juice or oil you can add into transparent nail paint and when your child goes to sleep applied regularly in the night so whenever your child is going to take it into the mouth the child is going to get rid of this habit because it is going to be so bad in case that eventually the child is going to give up
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